Getting the hypertension Dx right: Patient positioning matters.
Title
Getting the hypertension Dx right: Patient positioning matters.
Creator
Morcos Roy N; Carter Kimbroe J; Castro Frank; Yu Nathan; Jordan Cary; Macabobby Thomas D; Rodriguez Angelina
Publisher
The Journal of Family Practice
Date
2018
2018-04
Description
Taking blood pressure with the patient seated on the edge of an exam table led to misclassification of prehypertension or hypertension in 13.2% of patients.
Subject
AMERICAN Heart Association; BLOOD pressure; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC regression analysis; PATIENT positioning; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS
Rights
Article information provided for research and reference use only. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s).
Pages
199;201;206;207–199;201;206;207
Issue
4
Volume
67
Citation
Morcos Roy N; Carter Kimbroe J; Castro Frank; Yu Nathan; Jordan Cary; Macabobby Thomas D; Rodriguez Angelina, “Getting the hypertension Dx right: Patient positioning matters.,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed April 19, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/5543.