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To: LindyBill who wrote (20920)10/7/2012 3:52:19 PM
From: Stan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 39305
 
Data density is crucial for accurate diagnosis. I remember reading somewhere (it's been quite a few years ago, unfortunately. I wish I could cite it) about a patient questionnaire that would take about 6 hours to complete. Its value was that based on it, even the most mysterious diseases/syndrome could be discovered. I accept the premise.



To: LindyBill who wrote (20920)10/7/2012 5:16:00 PM
From: Ish  Respond to of 39305
 
I did the chart thing with the BP and BS. Three times I take it in and no one looks at it. Then I don't take it in and its a Holey sin.



To: LindyBill who wrote (20920)10/8/2012 10:56:09 AM
From: Newly2b  Respond to of 39305
 
I keep a written daily record as I like to take about 5 readings a day at various times from morning to bedtime and then average them into a one-day reading -- the machine averages only the earliest and latest readings to get its weekly average. I keep track of the machine's weekly average in my computer and give my cardio an updated copy each visit. I also give him my hand-written daily notes when I want to point out a problem like when my heart rate went up over 100 and stayed there several days for no reason I could see, or when my BP dropped below 80/50 as it did recently for several days off and on.

Newly



To: LindyBill who wrote (20920)10/10/2012 5:12:49 PM
From: Stan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 39305
 
The Omron BP (model 735, series 10) machine arrived today from Amazon. I am impressed. I like its Truread feature that allows you to average 3 consecutive readings spaced apart by whatever interval you select (I picked 30 seconds to try it out, not sure if that is optimal though). Thanks for the tip!