A false positive is a a test result that indicates that a person has a specific disease or condition when the person actually does not have the disease or condition. a.change the setting to a less stressful place b.try to get the patient to relax by changing the conversation  c.looking at them sternly and yell loudly to relax d.employ stress release techniques, such as deep slow breathing, to help them calm down.  e.turn on very bright lights which are known to have a relaxing effect

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White coat hypertension is high blood pressure that occurs in a doctor's office or other medical setting because of the often stressful environment. This can lead to a "false positive" for hypertension, a serious medical condition.  As a result, clinicians will frequently take a second or third reading to determine the normal blood pressure. In doing so, they often do which of the following during the second testing to reduce the chance of a second false positive test. 

 

Select up to 3. 

 

Note: A false positive is a a test result that indicates that a person has a specific disease or condition when the person actually does not have the disease or condition.

a.change the setting to a less stressful place
b.try to get the patient to relax by changing the conversation 
c.looking at them sternly and yell loudly to relax
d.employ stress release techniques, such as deep slow breathing, to help them calm down. 
e.turn on very bright lights which are known to have a relaxing effect.
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