Pediatric Blood Pressure Resource List
Provider
4th Report on the Diagnosis Evaluation and Treatment of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/hbp/hbp_ped.pdf
Pediatric Blood Pressure Calculator: http://www.bcm.edu/bodycomplab/Flashapps/BPVAgeChartpage.html
Patient and Family
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
Dash Diet www.dashdiet.org
Intermountain Healthcare Blood Pressure Tools
http://intermountainhealthcare.org/health/topics/Pages/HealthTopic.aspx?Topic=Blood%20Pressure
Maine Cardiovascular Health Program: http://www.healthymainepartnerships.org/
MaineHealth Cardiovascular Health Program www.mainehealth.org/cvh
Mayo Clinic High Blood Pressure Patient Education http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-blood-pressure/DS00100
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/index.html
Shape Up America! www.shapeup.org
Let’s Go!: http://www.letsgo.org/
Equipment
BP Equipment Review sitehttp://www.dableducational.org/sphygmomanometers.html
Check: this site regularly for updates
Welch Allyn will calibrate their own equipment and replace it with a loaner while it is being serviced.
New England Medical Equip Co (will come to your practice)
2324 Portland Rd
Arundel, ME 04046
(207) 883-8494
800-696-3633
Kennebec Pharmacy & Home Care (must drop off equipment there)
43 Leighton Rd.
Augusta, ME 04330
John Hamilton
207-626-2726
Q.C. Services Inc.
8 Smith Street, Harrison, ME 04040
ph (207) 583-2980, fax (207) 583-6936
Richard Schieferstein -President, by email at qcservices@gwi.net .
Visit their website at : www.qcservices-maine.com