ClinIQ Lexicon · Abbreviation
BP — Blood Pressure
What BP means
BP is the force circulating blood exerts against artery walls, recorded as systolic over diastolic pressure in millimeters of mercury. Accurate measurement requires proper cuff size, supported arm positioning, and repeated readings, because single office values often misclassify patients.
BP in clinical practice
Interpreting BP correctly drives nearly every hypertension question: staging categories, white-coat versus masked hypertension, and treatment initiation thresholds all depend on disciplined measurement technique. The ClinIQ hypertension article reviews measurement standards and staging boundaries side by side.
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