Re: Dropping the first take of Morning BP? What is the science on this?

[Guest guest]

No the number we know what to do about is the average of the last two because this is the one most studies have used. It is called the alerting response that the body reacts to when a cuff is first inflated. A common cause of over Dx and Rx of HTN is only taking one reading.Never let your health care team do that.CE Grim MD Is it purely due to anxiety that it is recommended to drop the first reading of BP when taking morning BP? I find that no matter how long I sit quietly before taking the BP, the first number is always bad! Here are readings from this morning: Reading 1: 146/98 Pulse 73 Reading 2: 121/80 Pulse 70 Reading 3: 130/84 Pulse 72 This is kind of the norm for me. In the doctor's office I am usually a little bit higher but not ever over 90 bottom number. Is it time to increase the Spiro based on reading number 1 being this high almost every day? 34 yr old male. 25g Spiro twice per day. CT Scan inconclusive. PA confirmed at Mayo 04/2011.