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What Causes High BP While Visiting The Doctor?
wHEN MONITORING BLOOD PRESSURE, WILL A PERSON WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE ALWAYS GET HIGH READINGS FROM AN ELECTRONIC MONITOR, MY WIFE "THINKS" SHE HAS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, BECAUSE AT THE DOCTORS OFFICE IT CAN READ 150/90, SOMETIMES A LITTLE HIGH(SHE IS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DOCTOR VISITS, HER AVERGAE AT HOME ON AN OMNET MONITOR IS 125/83, SO? SHOULD SHE BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?
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It's common problem and p patient started on medication.... In such patient need to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring ...so it will help to diagnose high blood pressure
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