title: Ask the doctor. I am trying to decide whether to buy a home blood pressure monitor. I have mild high blood pressure (my doctor has recorded some readings lately in the vicinity of 170/90 mm Hg). He is starting me on medicines now. Should I lay out the money for a monitor?
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012648:Self Care