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Assess level of blood pressure control.

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    Tremor and post op shivering can cause falsely high blood pressure readings with electronic BP cuffs. It is best to confirm very high readings with a “manual” cuff and stethoscope.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

    Nason P. Hamlin MD, FACP

  2. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

    Gail A. Van Norman MD

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Roosevelt Way NE 4525, Seattle, 98105, Washington, USA

    Christopher J. Wong

  2. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, NE Pacific Street 1959, Seattle, 98195, Washington, USA

    Nason P. Hamlin

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Hamlin, N.P., Van Norman, G.A. (2013). Hypertension. In: Wong, C., Hamlin, N. (eds) The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3220-3_10

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