Re:Doctors Have Been Measuring Blood Pressure All Wrong, Stu...
by nomel on Monday September 11, 2023 @08:14PM
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My point was to give an example of situational sensitivity. My pulse is easiest/the most fun to see, because it's...on my watch. See [1]. And, they loosely don't apply, which is why I've been told to take measurements at home, before coming in, with an automated cuff. The measurements in the office are not useful.
[1] https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23989-white-c....
Re:Doctors Have Been Measuring Blood Pressure All Wrong, Stu...
by darkerside on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @01:46PM
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You can't point at nomel conflating blood pressure with heart rate and say, therefore nobody can consider themselves to fall outside the guidelines of traditional medical guidance.
On average, men are taller than women. That doesn't mean every man is taller than every woman. If a woman is taller than a man and says she needs specific treatment because of it, she may be 100% right.
I think this might be an example of what I was talking about: you think blood pressure guidelines might not apply to you because of something your watch says.