"An office blood pressure measurement can be inaccurate if it is not performed with the patient seated, arm supported, after a five-minute period of rest. Otherwise, blood pressure can rise temporarily for a variety of reasons, including the mild stress of being tested by a doctor, known as the "white coat effect.""
Just make sure it's being done with the right procedures and you are in a mild-stress free state of mind. That's what I take from it.
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This one made my pressure go up. :(
Well the article also says -
"An office blood pressure measurement can be inaccurate if it is not performed with the patient seated, arm supported, after a five-minute period of rest. Otherwise, blood pressure can rise temporarily for a variety of reasons, including the mild stress of being tested by a doctor, known as the "white coat effect.""
Just make sure it's being done with the right procedures and you are in a mild-stress free state of mind. That's what I take from it.
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