I had a tech of some sort (doubtful that she had much training at all) try to take my med history while she was taking my blood pressure last week. The 1st question she asked, I was able to just answer with a ‘No’, but when she asked me another question, I just took a breath and didn’t answer.
Was my BP a little higher than usual? Yes, because I was annoyed.
I usually arrive for my doctor’s visit rushed and flustered. I chatter a bit and my BP is often in the upper 130s. I then remember that talking is supposed to raise your blood pressure, so I ask them to let me calm down and retake my BP which is then in the 120s. I am now 85, but when in my upper 70s, my doctor suggested I take statins. I refused and he has not asked since. I was never told I had anything indicative in my heart readings although my cholesterol is often between 220 and 240. I think, however, that my HDLs are often better than my LDLs.