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Meaning of síndrome de bata blanca




Jorge Luis Tovar Díaz

síndrome de bata blanca
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White coat syndrome, also called white coat hypertension is a medical condition in which a patient suffers a transient rise in blood pressure when entering the doctor's office, clinic or hospital to meet a medical consultation; The patient at that moment becomes nervous, thinks that the doctor is going to diagnose him with some serious illness and suffers an episode of anxiety, which causes the sudden rise in his blood pressure. The name "white coat" originates from the fact that in hospitals, doctors' offices and clinics, doctors and doctors wear, precisely, white coats.

  



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