white coat hypertension

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Definition of white coat hypertension in English English dictionary

Elevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment

Patients with white coat hypertension did not show a generalized increase of blood pressure lability, nor an exaggerated pressor response while at work. . . . In such patients, the pressor response may be relatively specific to the physician's office and lead to significant misclassification of hypertension.

Alternative spelling of white coat hypertension

temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office

Hyphenation

White coat hy·per·ten·sion

Turkish pronunciation

hwayt kōt haypırtenşın

Pronunciation

/ˈhwīt ˈkōt ˌhīpərˈtensʜən/ /ˈhwaɪt ˈkoʊt ˌhaɪpɜrˈtɛnʃən/