1. EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT IT BUT DID NOT DARE TO ASK ABPM (Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring)

2. ABPMABPM BLOOD PRESSURE REGULAR INTERVALS ABPM (AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING) MEASURES BLOOD PRESSURE AT REGULAR INTERVALS. HYPERTENSION IT IS THEREFORE USED TO DETECT HYPERTENSION DURING REGULAR ACTIVITIES AT WORK AND DURING LEISURE TIME. What is ABPM? © Dr. Richard MONIN

3. CUFF MONITOR IT REQUIRES THE USE OF A CUFF AND A MONITOR. ALSO, THE PATIENT MUST BE QUITE COOPERATIVE! BLOOD PRESSURE IS MEASURED EVERY 20 MINUTES. YOUR ARM MUST BE PERFECTLY STILL DURING THE MEASUREMENT PROCESS. What is ABPM? © Dr. Richard MONIN Cuff Monitor

4. HYPERTENSION  WHEN HYPERTENSION REACHES BORDERLINE RESULTS AND TREATMENT IS REQUIRED. HYPERTENSION  WHEN HYPERTENSION IS RESISTANT TO USUAL TREATMENTS. HYPERTENSION  WHEN HYPERTENSION REACHES A PEAK ONLY DURING ACTIVITIES. ABPM indications © Dr. Richard MONIN

5. AVERAGES NOCTURNAL MEASURES AVERAGES OF YOUR 24-HOUR BLOOD PRESSURES ARE OBTAINED AND NOCTURNAL MEASURES ARE LOOKED AT CAREFULLY: THEY SHOULD DECREASE BY 15%. THEN, WE CAN GIVE PATIENTS THE RIGHT TREATMENT, MAKING SURE IT IS PERFECTLY ADAPTED TO EACH ONE OF THEM. Interpretation: results © Dr. Richard MONIN

6. ABPM HYPERTENSION HYPERTENSION ABPM IS USED TO DETECT HYPERTENSION AND OFFER THE BEST TREATMENT. HYPERTENSION IS THE MOST COMMON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND THE MOST SERIOUS BECAUSE OF ITS COMPLICATIONS, BE THEY: CEREBRAL (HEMIPLEGIA) RENAL (RENAL FAILURE) HEART-RELATED (HEART FAILURE and MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION) Conclusion © Dr. Richard MONIN