Reporting of blood pressure data in medical journals.

Abstract

Acute renal failure precipitated by radiographic contrast medium in a patient with rhabdomyolysis Myoglobinuria is an uncommon but important cause of acute tubular necrosis.' It was originally described in association with trauma but also occurs in cases of non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis, when diagnosis may be more difficult.2 'Infusion intravenous urography is a standard investigation for acute renal impairment of obscure cause1; we report a case of acute renal failure precipitated by administration of radiographic contrast medium in a patient with undiagnosed rhabdomyolysis and renal impairment. Case report A 57-year-old man presented with malaise and fever. His history was not helpful, but he mentioned that his urine was the colour of "oxtail soup." Biochemical data were: sodium 134 mmol(mEq)/l, potassium 4-3 mmol

The position of the arm during blood pressure measurement in sitting position

“…A previous publication [3] shows that rather frequently important aspects of BP measurement are ignored by doctors and nurses. In general medical journals and even in specialized hypertension journals, important details about BP measurement are often not mentioned [1,2].…”

“…Generally, few of the many factors that can affect the results of BP measurement are taken into account [1][2][3]. One of the often-neglected factors is the position of the arm and the body of the patient during BP measurement [4][5][6].…”

Avaliação do monitor de medida de pressão arterial 0mron 705-CP para uso em adolescentes e adultos jovens

“…Blood pressure is measured in the arm with the aneroid or mercury column sphygmomanometer. However, that method has disadvantages, such as the possibility of error inherent to the indirect method with the auscultatory technique, subjectivity in blood pressure auscultation, rounding off of the measurements, in addition to mercury toxicity to the environment 1 . Currently, an increasing number of semi-automated or automated electronic devices are available at affordable prices.…”

Recommended Standards For Assessing Blood Pressure In Human Research Where Blood Pressure Or Hypertension Is A Major Focus

“…Further, observations of non-blood pressure lowering effects of antihypertensive drugs may be attributed to inadequate assessment of blood pressure or inadequate assessment of BP could limit the ability to detect cardiac effects of non-cardiovascular drugs or their interaction with other medications [16][17][18]. Nevertheless, many investigators historically have not published the training and accuracy testing of those assessing blood pressure, and have not indicated the technical and methodological aspects of assessing blood pressure in clinical research studies where blood pressure was a major focus [19]. …”