A 55-year-old with BMI 30 and hypertension has home BP averages 136/84 despite office 148/92. What is the role of home BP monitoring?...

Question

A 55-year-old with BMI 30 and hypertension has home BP averages 136/84 despite office 148/92. What is the role of home BP monitoring?

Accepted Answer

Confirm diagnosis/control and guide therapy adjustments

Answer

Not useful; office readings suffice

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Replace ambulatory monitoring entirely

Answer

Used only in pregnancy

Answer

Used only to screen athletes

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Hypertension-Home BP Monitoring