The Blood Pressure Toolkit
Every free tool for the blood pressure course in one place: the technique card that makes a reading trustworthy, the log sheet that shows the trend, and the one page you hand over at the visit. One email unlocks the set.
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Blood Pressure
The three-lever model (volume, pump, pipes), the lever-by-lever audit, and the data to bring to your next visit.
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Catching flares early to cut steroid bursts: the journal, peak flow, and listening at home.
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Choosing a Home Cuff You Can Actually Trust
How to choose a home blood pressure cuff you can trust: pick a validated upper-arm monitor, match the cuff to your arm, and check it against the office.
Bring Your Own Data - What Your Doctor Cannot See
How to gather home blood pressure readings your doctor never sees, and turn them into one clear page a short visit can actually use to adjust your care.
Pre-Visit Summary, One-Page Template (Free Download)
The one page behind Bring Your Own Data - What Your Doctor Cannot See. Fill it from your log the night before, hand it over at the start of the visit, and lead with the averages, not the worry. The goal is to walk out with a sharpened plan, not a
Home Blood Pressure Measurement Card (Free Download)
The one page behind Choosing a Home Cuff You Can Actually Trust and Bring Your Own Data - What Your Doctor Cannot See. Tape it next to where you keep the cuff. A reading taken wrong is worse than no reading, this is how to take one you can trust and
BP Log + the Ten-Second Shortcut (Free Download)
Two ways to keep the same record, paper or phone. The point is the trend plus what you changed, because a number means little without the context of which lever you were testing that week. Feeds the Blood Pressure Toolkit - Pre-Visit Summary Template.
The printable log
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Red Flags: When a Blood Pressure Reading Is an Emergency
Most high blood pressure is a slow problem, but a reading at or above 180/120 is a crisis. How symptoms decide between an emergency and getting seen today.