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Originally Posted by PedOncoDoc
Manual blood pressures, when properly taken, are always more accurate.
Using an appropriateky-sized cuff is also important, but this is typically more an issue in pediatrics than in adult medicine.
I would trust my cardiologist and any time my primary care provider wantsa to change a medication related to my cardiovascular system I would contact my cardiologist and ask for their recommendation on how to proceed.
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Funny, I had a patient that I could not muscle their pressure to a near normal reading. So, I thought, "Well, lets call in the experts." And sent the Pt. To cardiology. They did squat shit. Not the first time I've rolled snake eyes sending a hypertensive to "the experts"
I have had much better results sending them to nephrology.