Comment by Johnny555

I have a much higher BP when I first go to the office than after I'm sitting in the exam room for a bit.

Usually they call me back to the hallway where they check my weight, then have me sit in a chair and check my temperature, pulse ox and BP, with maybe only a minute sitting down before they do the BP check. My BP is usually in the "hypertension" range there.

But, if they come back to the exam room after I've been sitting in that quiet room for 5 or 10 minutes and check my BP , it's almost always in the "normal" BP range (same as what I see when I check it at home).

Doctor calls it "white coat hypertension", I call it "rushed BP check in the hallway".