verb phrase · neutral
monitor blood pressure
UK/ˈmɒnɪtə blʌd ˈpreʃə/US/ˈmɑːnɪtər blʌd ˈprɛʃər/MON·i·tor BLOOD PRESS·ure
to regularly check and record blood pressure over time
Examples
“Patients with hypertension need to monitor their blood pressure at home.”
“The doctor asked him to monitor his blood pressure for a week.”
“Wearable devices can monitor blood pressure continuously.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given his history of hypertension, his GP advised him to monitor his blood pressure twice daily.”
Collocations
- monitor blood pressure regularly
- monitor blood pressure at home
Word family
Common mistakes
check blood pressure→monitor blood pressure
watch blood pressure→monitor blood pressure
Say it for a higher band
5watch blood pressure→6check blood pressure→7+monitor blood pressure
Synonyms
measure blood pressure
Easily confused
check blood pressure
“Please check your blood pressure and record the result.”
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