Mary goes in for a yearly physical. Her provider states that Mary has "white-coat hypertension."
a. What is white-coat hypertension and what events lead to these episodes?
b. What is done for this phenomenon?
Students' answers should include the following:
a. Causes of this phenomenon is simply the sight of physicians in white coats makes the blood pressure go up.
b. Monitoring blood pressures daily and keeping a record for the next visit to the physician and measuring the blood pressure again before the client leaves the physician's office to compare the first and second readings.
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