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Diagnosis of High Blood Pressure
- Diagnosis of high blood pressure requires accurate measurements of elevated blood pressure on at least three different occasions over a period of a week or more.
- Some people exhibit “white coat hypertension,” wherein blood pressure is consistently high in a clinical setting but is normal when measured at home. Other people sporadically alternate between normal and high readings (known as labile hypertension).
- Some patients may be asked to wear a portable monitor that automatically records their blood pressure periodically over the course of a day or so, or to measure their blood pressure periodically at home with an electronic monitor.
- Blood and urine tests to look for kidney damage and electrocardiogram (ECG) to check for heart damage (both possible complications of high blood pressure) will be performed.
For more information on
Hypertension and related conditions, click on this link -- Johns Hopkins Health Alerts: Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) and Stroke
