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white-coat hypertension

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Noun1.white-coat hypertension - temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office
high blood pressure, hypertension - a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
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White-Coat Hypertension, or "Alerting" Reaction Suspected white-coat hypertension is a widely recognized indication for ABPM.
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. (Review Article) by Bergus, George R. / Southern Medical Journal
Ask to have it checked next time by a nurse, not your doctor Studies show that nurses cause less anxiety and this, alone, reduces white-coat hypertension.
Hypertension or nerves? (The Nutrition Detective) by Fuchs, Nan Kathyrn / Women's Health Letter
There are some people whose blood pressure rises only in the doctor's office--a condition called white-coat hypertension, which puts a person at future risk for the real thing.
What is high blood pressure? by Black Enterprise
 
 
 
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