Adding a Blood Pressure

To record blood pressure results:

1. From Consultation Manager , select the patient required and start a consultation if required.
2. Select Add - Blood Pressure, remember you can press Alt+A and then Alt+B if using the keyboard.
3. The Blood Pressure - Add screen displays:

   

   Complete as follows:

   • Date Measured - Defaults to today's date, update as required.
   • Clinician - Defaults to the staff member or GP signed on for the current session, update as required.
   • Private - Defaults to unticked, tick if you are recording a private consultation.
   • In Practice - Ticked by default, remove tick to record result was recorded out of the practice.
   • Read Term for Characteristic - Defaults to 246..00 O/E - blood pressure reading select from the available list as required.
     Note - 246K.00 Target systolic blood pressure, 246L .00 Target diastolic blood pressure and 246M.00 White coat hypertension are not available for selection.
   • Systolic - Enter the reading.
   • Diastolic - Enter the reading.
     Note - You cannot leave Systolic or Diastolic blank, but the Diastolic can be zero, as sometimes it is not measurable.
   • Korotkoff - Enter if required.
   • Time - Defaults to the current system time, update as required.
   • Laterality - Defaults to None, select from the available list as required.
   • Position - Defaults to Sitting, select from the available list as required.
   • Cuff - Defaults to Standard, select from the available list as required.
   • Notes - Select to add free text if required.
   • Recall - Select to add recall dates if required.
   • Health Promotion - Select to record Health Promotion intervention, for example leaflets, advice, invitation to a clinic, see Adding Health Promotion Intervention for further details.
4. Select OK to save and close.

Other ways to add blood pressure entries include:

• Entering 'BP' into Read Term - Add and pressing Enter on your keyboard
• Vision +
• Right click Navigation Pane - Examination Findings - Management Plan
• An existing BP entry - Simply right click on the entry and select Add.