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Re:TV doctors say annual checkups save lives. Real doctors c... by akiselev on Sunday May 28, 2023 @02:34AM (#36101705)
> Which is probably part of why 30% of people who get their blood pressure taken in a doctor's office will register a higher than normal blood pressure principally only in the doctor's office. This is called 'white-coat hypertension' and doctors and researchers are pretty split on whether or not this represents an actual problem. With that in mind, it makes this a pretty worthless test in the context of an annual physical.

My favorite conspiracy theory is that this is why we always have to wait so long after we're in the exam room but before the nurse comes in to take BP. My BP monitor's instructions say to sit calmly for 15 minutes for an accurate reading and I think that's what they're doing.

Meanwhile, since the kids are so hyper it's not even worth trying the delay tactic so the pediatricians come in much faster.

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Re:TV doctors say annual checkups save lives. Real doctors c... by hgsgm on Sunday May 28, 2023 @10:28AM (#36104266)
That's impressive excus-making for doctor-priority scheduling density.

It's not "calm" to be on edge for 15minutes wondering when the provider will appear.

Also my office takes my BP as soon as my appointment time starts and then we sit waiting for doctor.

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