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I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours

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Re: I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours

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Post by dhosek »

cestith wrote: post #2

Regarding white coat hypertension, the shot isn’t always necessary. Some people’s blood pressure just goes up from the stress of the clinical setting.

I got it when an eye clinic wanted to do my blood pressure (which is kind of weird in itself), which they did shortly after the glaucoma test which never works for me because I have an overdeveloped blink reflex and it turned up high.

It really amazes me how people whose job it is to take blood pressure don’t recognize the stress situations that people are in might result in abnormal readings.

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Post by wpollock »

alexfoo wrote: post #17
cestith wrote: post #2

Regarding white coat hypertension, the shot isn’t always necessary. Some people’s blood pressure just goes up from the stress of the clinical setting.

White coast hypertension isn't just about a clinical setting, it's more generally about the worry about the results of having your BP measured. [EDIT] OK, well maybe there's another type of hypertension which is related to anxiety about a high result regardless of the measurement setting. I have to take daily BP measurements during titration for ADHD medication. (Using an _A&D UA-611 Plus_ machine at home.) I can put…

> I can put the cuff on my arm and sit at my desk for 20 minutes to be nicely rested and calm, and then take 5 different measurements with a few minutes between each one. ...

Doesn't it take more than a few minutes for one's circulation to return to normal after a BP measurement?

Re: I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours

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Post by Moto7451 »

supportengineer wrote: post #33

Not a single comment in here about Bottles - what exactly is it?

https://usebottles.com/

These have been around since I last used WINE in anger on macOS. Basically think of it as a container for running an app in WINE with all the settings predefined for best compatibility. The homepage doesn’t really highlight this but you can look through the docs for more information.

Re: I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours

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Post by dgacmu »

dhosek wrote: post #31
cestith wrote: post #2

Regarding white coat hypertension, the shot isn’t always necessary. Some people’s blood pressure just goes up from the stress of the clinical setting.

I got it when an eye clinic wanted to do my blood pressure (which is kind of weird in itself), which they did shortly after the glaucoma test which never works for me because I have an overdeveloped blink reflex and it turned up high. It really amazes me how people whose job it is to take blood pressure don’t recognize the stress situations that people are in might result in abnormal readings.

I had an astoundingly high blood pressure reading last year when I tore my bicep the day after the election and dragged myself to the ER. The staff freaked. I was like, "I had a normal reading two weeks ago in my doctor's office and I'm really in an awful lot of pain and worry right now". But it still earned me the "oh shit hypertension you must do extra pre-surgical clearance".

It was kind of interesting watching my blood pressure tick down back to normal over the course of about 4 days though.

I guess the lesson is don't rip your bicep off, it will transiently elevate your BP. ;)

Re: I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours

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Post by [deleted] »

dhosek wrote: post #31
cestith wrote: post #2

Regarding white coat hypertension, the shot isn’t always necessary. Some people’s blood pressure just goes up from the stress of the clinical setting.

I got it when an eye clinic wanted to do my blood pressure (which is kind of weird in itself), which they did shortly after the glaucoma test which never works for me because I have an overdeveloped blink reflex and it turned up high. It really amazes me how people whose job it is to take blood pressure don’t recognize the stress situations that people are in might result in abnormal readings.

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Re: I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours

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Post by kuylar »

supportengineer wrote: post #33

Not a single comment in here about Bottles - what exactly is it?

Bottles is essentially a frontend for Wine, it lets you put every single app to its own WINEPREFIX, so that each one can have their own settings, C: drive, etc.

If you've heard of Lutris, Bottles is essentially the same thing, but aimed at general software instead of only focusing on games

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