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How can high blood pressure be diagnosed?
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Simple test: This is a simple, non-invasive blood pressure test with a cuff and a stethescope.
Answered 11/26/2013
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Simply : By measuring your blood pressure at different times. If two separate measurements at different times are elevated you may have hypertension.
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