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6 October 2022

  • curprev 04:2304:23, 6 October 2022Laouris talk contribs 870 bytes +870 Created page with "The '''White Coat Hypertension''' phenomenon, or simply white coat syndrome, is a form of labile hypertension in which people exhibit a blood pressure level above the normal range only when examined by a doctor or nurse in a clinical setting. In other words, the ''observer'' (i.e., the clinician who attempts to make the measurement) influences the parameter that s/he wants to measure. Probably the anxiety experienced in a clinical setting is responsible for the elevation..."