Hypertension: diagnosis and helping patients adjust
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Hypertension: diagnosis and helping patients adjust

Lynne Pearce Health journalist

Advice for non-specialist nurses on high blood pressure symptoms, causes and treatment options, as well as the risks associated with the condition

Blood pressure (BP), the pressure of blood in someone’s arteries, goes up and down naturally throughout the day and night, and while moving around.

Nursing Standard. 37, 8, 51-52. doi: 10.7748/ns.37.8.51.s19

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