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by xattt 673 days ago
> A single measurement is not sufficient and can result in misdiagnosis.

During an acute care stay, a single blood pressure is a drop in the bucket. It averages out on the long term, and it’s not taken out of context of a clinical presentation.

I would take pressures manually, question unusual values, repeat on the spot and after some time had passed.