Apart from you BP recording from the instrument (sphygmomanometer) with the process described in the introduction part, following play major role in diagnosing hypertension:

• Family history of hypertension

• Medical examination

• Personal history of physical activity, alcohol consumption and smoking.

• Tests to assess any organ failure – this includes tests for heart damage (ECG, Chest X-ray), for adrenal damage (ultrasound kidney, CT scan abdomen), kidney damage (serum creatinine, micro albuminuria)