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A PA explained to me once: they’re taught you have to sneak quietly into a room where the patient has been sitting in the dark listening to soothing music for 15 minutes and take their BP measurement without them noticing. Goals.


You are kidding but having hypertension issues for years, I can confirm you that tension is a highly-dynamic value that can change in few minutes for a lot of reasons. Here the standard toi


There's more evidence that taking with lying down is better.


Hard not to notice the squeeze from a pressure cuff.


Numb the arm by having the patient sit calmly with their left arm in an ice bath.


Sitting for minutes in extreme discomfort definitely won't change your BP! ;0)




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