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I am scheduled for a epidural cervical injection at pain management office. i have white coat syndrome. can i dispense with the blood pressure cuff?
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Suggest: Why not try a sedative, tranquilizer like Valium prior to procedure, and might address the anxiety?
Answered 5/9/2016
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White coat syndrome. At doctor blood pressure was 136/92. I got a Omron 10 machine at home is 109/66. possible to be much higher due to white coat?
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Can a person with true white coat hypertension still get a spinal epidural injection when there is very raised blood pressure for a healthy person?
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When a person really has white coat syndrome (normal at home), how high can that person's blood pressure readings actually go up to?
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If very high blood pressure can be a symtom of white coat syndrome, how can it be controlled? One says--do not try. Hmm?
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My blood pressure was 160/100 at the doctor today, but at home was 116/77. Is it white-coat syndrome? Should i be concerned? Home reading is great.
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