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Getting the hypertension Dx right: Patient positioning matters
- Author:
- Roy N. Morcos, MD
- Kimbroe J. Carter, MD
- Frank Castro, MS
- Nathan Yu, BS
- Cary Jordan, PhD
- Thomas D. Macabobby, MD
- Angelina Rodriguez, MD
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...