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Are they going to print "Don't take my blood pressure" cards, too?

• rich_sasha 5y ago
  “Do not resuscitate” cards are a thing.
• hdjjhhvvhga 5y ago
  Cards are a dumb idea, but people suffering from the whitecollar effect should inform the doctor in a normal way. I always take the measure at home before and after the appointment and take my blood pressure meter to the doctor. I inform them it's probably going to be 150 even though normally it's 130. Sometimes they measure it anyway, and I also repeat it using my home meter. Usually I'm correct - and once I get back home it's again 130. I was worried about it but several cardiologists explained it to me that if it's for a short time, these values are harmless and I shouldn't worry but continue observing it.
  • g051051 5y ago
    For some bizarre reason, at one particular health care provider my blood pressure always read high. At my current and previous primary care doctor, as well as with my personal BP monitoring deice, my BP was always in the "normal" range. But at the one doctor (a cardiologist) it was always, consistently, very high, regardless of who did the measurement or which machine they used. I felt no particular stress or discomfort there (no more so than at any other doctor), but it was like that for years.