Abstract
When confronted with an elevation in blood pressure (BP) in an elderly patient, additional measurements are necessary because of increased variability in older persons possibly caused by impaired baroreceptor sensitivity (Fig. 1) (1). In addition to lability of BP, there should be consideration given to the presence of an auscultatory gap (2), orthostatic hypotension (3), and pseudohypertension (4).
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Prisant, L.M., Jackson, T.W. (2005). Clinical Evaluation of the Elderly Hypertensive. In: Prisant, L.M. (eds) Hypertension in the Elderly. Clinical Hypertension and Vascular Diseases. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-911-0_9
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