Blood Pressure Cross-Country Cross-Language Cross-Paradigm (Demo) IG, published by FO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.3.3 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/frankoemig/bloodpressure/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Protocols

Different protocols are used in conjunction with blood pressure measurements. Therefore, the information models should cover all aspects that are needed to specify what to measure exactly.

Protocol	Description	aspects to consider
PO standard	normal observation by a physician in his office	normally performed in office, patient is sitting and in rest, professional device, measured at arm
home measurement	self-observation of patient	performed at home, with untrusted device, typically measured at wrist
AOBP	Automated Office Blood Pressure	measuring blood pressure in a clinical setting that uses an automated device to take multiple readings with the patient alone in a room, thereby eliminating the "white coat effect" and human error associated with manual measurements
Bruce	Bruce treadmilll test	evaluation of cardiac function and physical fitness
Naughton	treadmill protocol	increasing exertion
NHANES	National Health and Nutrititon Examination Survey
orthostatic	supine -> sitting -> standing	varying body position to examine what happens if patient stands up
24h average	sequence of observations during 24 hours	measured all 15 minutes for 24 hours, at arm, arbitrary exertion, activity unclear
tilt	sequence of measurements with increasing tilt	tilt angle
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The aspects will be further specified…

Other

• Systolic (Blood) Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT): clinical trial that found that treating high blood pressure (hypertension) to a lower goal of less than 120 mm Hg significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular events and death compared to standard treatment (less than 140 mm Hg) in high-risk patients