Are BP Readings Taken After a XXXX -Physician Encounter in a Real-World Clinic Scenario the Lowest of All the Readings in a Clinic Visit.

@entity1 @entity551 @entity101
OBJECTIVE: To determine the difference in Blood Pressure (BP) readings taken before, during and after the clinic encounter. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Cardiology Clinic, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January to August 2013. METHODOLOGY: @entity101 and normotensive @entity1 aged    18 years were recruited. Pre-clinic BP was measured by a nurse and in-clinic BP by a physician. After 15 minutes, two post-clinic BP readings were taken at 1 minute interval. All readings were taken using Omron HEM7221-E. RESULTS: Out of 180 @entity1 , males were 57% and 130 (71%) were @entity101 . Mean SBP (Systolic BP) taken preclinic, in-clinic, post-clinic 1 and post-clinic 2 were: 126    20 mmHg, 131    23 mmHg, 126    20 mmHg and 121    21 mmHg respectively (p < 0.001). Mean @entity551 ( @entity551 ) taken pre-clinic, in-clinic, post-clinic 1 and post-clinic 2 were 77    12 mmHg, 81    13 mmHg, 79    12 mmHg and 79    11 mmHg respectively (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: BP taken in the post-clinic setting may significantly be the lowest reading in a clinic encounter, making in-clinic BP unreliable to diagnose or manage @entity101 .
