Abstract：
:Hypertension is a common and potentially serious disease and accurate measurement of blood pressure (BP) is important for its diagnosis and management. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of hospital staff on the basic principles of BP measurement. Consultants, junior doctors and nurses in a large teaching hospital in southern Saudi Arabia were requested to answer a questionnaire about the most important aspects pertaining to BP measurement. The overall response rate was about 70%. There was a wide diversity of responses reflecting a poor knowledge of some of the basic techniques of BP measurement. This included inconsistencies regarding the knowledge of cuff size, recording of diastolic BP, position of the arm and rate for deflating the cuff. Overall, 60% of the respondents had insufficient knowledge. Inaccurate BP measurement can seriously affect the diagnosis and management of the patient with this common disease. Hospital staff need to improve their knowledge about BP measurement, and teaching programmes about BP measurement should be developed as part of continuing education.
journal_name
J Hum Hypertensjournal_title
Journal of human hypertensionauthors
Ahmed MEdoi
10.1038/sj.jhh.1000480subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-08-01 00:00:00pages
495-9issue
8eissn
0950-9240issn
1476-5527journal_volume
11pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:New onset of seizures in young adults is frequently related to alcohol withdrawal, toxic exposure, central nervous system trauma and neoplasm. We describe a young soldier presenting to the emergency department with seizures and transient coma. On admission, he had hypertension, marked leukocytosis, hyper-glycaemia, ac...
journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.jhh.1001499
更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/jhh.2017.17
更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/s41371-018-0118-2
更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.jhh.1001878
更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/jhh.2016.78
更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.jhh.1000404
更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1038/jhh.2008.102
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1038/sj.jhh.1002024
更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.jhh.1001284
更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.jhh.1001735
更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1038/jhh.2012.27
更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.jhh.1002316
更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.jhh.1001518
更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/jhh.2014.50
更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/jhh.2008.70
更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1038/sj.jhh.1000870
更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/jhh.2011.107
更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/jhh.2016.81
更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.jhh.1001859
更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/s41371-019-0288-6
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.jhh.1001005
更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/jhh.2013.53
更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:High dietary salt is a major contributor to increased blood pressure, the leading risk for death worldwide. In several countries, national programmes to reduce dietary salt have been implemented with leadership and involvement of hypertension experts. Other hypertension experts may be interested in assisting or leadin...
journal_title：Journal of human hypertension
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1038/jhh.2011.25
更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00
