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What your doctor needs from your blood pressure log
A pile of numbers on a phone is hard to read in a short appointment. A record that gets used has structure: period, averages, the extremes and the context.
What a useful record has
- The period it covers and how many readings it has.
- Averages, and morning separated from evening: many people are different at each end of the day.
- The highest and the lowest reading, with their date.
- Each reading with its time, the arm, and a short note: before or after the medicine, just woke up, stressed.
What is noise
Dozens of readings taken on the same bad afternoon. Readings with no time. Numbers you cannot say whether they were before or after the medicine.
How to hand it over
On paper or as a PDF they can keep: it goes in your file and it can be read without unlocking your phone. Sistola makes that PDF for any period, in English or Spanish, so you can use the app in your language and your doctor reads it in theirs.
Questions
How many days should I bring?
Ask your doctor. One to two weeks of twice-daily readings is a common request before an appointment.
Does my doctor need every single reading?
They usually look at the averages first and then at the extremes. Having every reading available is still better than having only the summary.
Can I keep the log for a parent?
Yes, that is one of the common uses: one profile per person, each with its own report, and the report language of each one.
Sistola is a record-keeping app. It is not a medical device, it does not measure blood pressure and it does not diagnose or treat any condition. Always consult your doctor.