Why is Dr. Dalton asking me to buy a blood pressure monitor?
If you have a high blood pressure reading in the office or already have high blood pressure, having a home monitor can help fine tune treatment options. A snapshot, one time reading in the office isn’t as helpful as keeping a log of morning and evenings readings for a week, and then once a day when possible. Dr. Dalton asks that you bring in your own monitor to the appointment to compare your reading in our office with our reading, along with the log. This information can factor into the decision of when to treat with, or adjust medication. Reasonably priced digital blood pressure monitors are available at pharmacies, Target and Walmart.
