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Monitor the patient’s BP at every visit, and advise the patient to regularly measure his or her BP at home with a BP cuff. Patients who may need assistance with at-home monitoring can be directed to an online guide on how to accurately measure their BP (see www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/understanding-blood-pressure-readings/monitoring-your-blood-pressure-at-home). For those who report consistently above-goal measurements at home, advise them to check their BP cuff, because an ill-fitting cuff is a well-known cause of inaccurate measurement. Patients also should be assessed for medication nonadherence, white coat hypertension, and secondary hypertension.7,8 If a patient’s BP is truly above goal, a step-up in therapy may be appropriate because without adequate BP control, the benefit in mortality and morbidity may not be fully realized.28
In Part 3, we’ll check in with Mr. W and discuss which patients require assessment for dyslipidemia. We’ll also explore the treatments, such as statin therapy, for this condition.
