How denial of hypertension endangers lives and what doctors can do

“Doctor, it’s not my portion. I don’t have hypertension,” she said confidently, shifting her wrapper and returning my gaze like I had just accused her of something terrible. The blood pressure monitor read 170/120 mmHg. I had just measured it myself twice, yet here I was, facing a patient who flat-out refused to believe her

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How denial of hypertension endangers lives and what doctors can do originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

 

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