Office Hypertension

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White Coat Hypertension

A transient increase in blood pressure that occurs in apprehensive patients on seeing a ‘white coat’, especially if the patient is female and the doctor male. This may result in mislabelling the patient as having hypertension and treating as such

office hypertension

See White coat HTN.

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White Coat Hypertension			The data say that 20 to 30 percent of patients have office hypertension and it goes up with age," says Kaplan. Pressure points: 7 facts about hypertension you can't afford to ignore by Liebman, Bonnie / Nutrition Action Healthletter 10) Primary reasons for referal included evaluation of suspected isolated office hypertension, drug resistance, blood pressure control in diabetic patients, and suspected drug-induced orthostatic hypotension. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. (Review Article) by Bergus, George R. / Southern Medical Journal The authors also noted that a comparison of professional and self-testing readings may identify patients with physician's office hypertension. Self-testing: a boom that won't hurt labs by Free, Helen M. / Medical Laboratory Observer			Off Shore Medical School Off Shore Teleradiology off-center off-center grid off-cycle time off-flavor off-focus off-focus radiation off-gassing Off-label Off-label application off-label use off-ladder off-level grid off-line off-patent drugs off-shears off-shore medical school off-side offal Offensive Weapon offer office office D&C office hours Office Hypertension Office International des Epizooties (OIE) office laboratory procedures office management Office of Alternative Medicine Office of the Inspector General of the United States office planning office practice Office Rage office visit official official compendium official drugs official formula official written order officinal officinalis offline offset offset blade offspring ofloxacin Ogden classification system Ogden plate Ogen Ogino-Knaus rule			Office for Young Adults Office for Youth and Young Adults office force Office found Office Français de l'Immigration et de l'Intégration Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides Office Français des Techniques Modernes d'Éducation Office Franco Québécois pour la Jeunesse Office Franco-Allemand de la Jeunesse office furniture office furniture Office Furniture and Filing Manufacturers' Association Office Furniture Dealers Alliance Office Furniture Modeling Language Office Furniture Outlet Office Furniture Recyclers Forum Office Furniture Rental Alliance Office Généalogique et Héraldique de Belgique Office Genuine Advantage office girl office girls Office holder Office Hour Office Hours Office Hours office hunter Office Hypertension Office in A Box Office Information Office Information System Office Information Systems Office Interface Office Interface Unit Office International de l'Eau Office International de l'Enseignement Catholique Office International de la Vigne et du Vin Office international des épizooties Office International des Epizooties (OIE) Office International du Cacao et du Chocolat office junior office laboratory procedures Office lady Office Lady Beauty Battle office landscape screen Office Leader Office Level System Administrator Office Live Office Live Communications Server Office Live EXtended Technologies Office Live Mail Office Live Small Business

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