Why wouldn't the nurse reveal my blood pressure

debodun said:
the nurse (or technician or whatever) said, "You'll have to ask the doctor." What is the big secret?
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I'm guessing the big secret is the doctor is obnoxious toward the nurses when they give any info to the patient.

I haven't had any trouble getting my BP from the nurses, but once many years ago, while I was checking in for an appt I looked over the counter down at my chart and saw that I had a date scheduled for surgery. I commented on it and the receptionist covered up the chart and told me I'd have to talk to the doctor.
 
HoneyNut said:
I'm guessing the big secret is the doctor is obnoxious toward the nurses when they give any info to the patient.

I haven't had any trouble getting my BP from the nurses, but once many years ago, while I was checking in for an appt I looked over the counter down at my chart and saw that I had a date scheduled for surgery. I commented on it and the receptionist covered up the chart and told me I'd have to talk to the doctor.
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I agree. I love my doctor's staff. They tell me whatever I ask and trust me to treat that accordingly. The more knowledge I have the better I do. Try to hide stuff about me from me and we have a problem. I think some doctors just have an ego but I realize they have legalities to contend with also.
 
debodun said:
The last time I was at a doctor's - you know how they always take the BP first thing. I asked whet it was and the nurse (or technician or whatever) said, "You'll have to ask the doctor." What is the big secret?
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It your doc wants to share triage results with you instead of the nurse - fine. Did you ask her why she did not give it to you?
 
debodun said:
The last time I was at a doctor's - you know how they always take the BP first thing. I asked whet it was and the nurse (or technician or whatever) said, "You'll have to ask the doctor." What is the big secret?
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When you asked your doctor, were you happy with your numbers? Next time rather than wonder, why not just ask the P/A to turn the monitor to where you can see for yourself what the stats are.

You could invest in yourself by buying a blood pressure tester for home use like this example.
Omron 3 Series Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor.
And a blood oxygen O2 tester that will give your pulse at the same time.

If you do decide to monitor your stats at home take that blood pressure tester with you the next time you visit your doctor. That way you can check what you have against what the doctors equipment shows.
 
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Knight said:
When you asked your doctor, were you happy with your numbers? Next time rather than wonder, why not just ask the P/A to turn the monitor to where you can see for yourself what the stats are.

You could invest in yourself by buying a blood pressure tester for home use like this example.
Omron 3 Series Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor.
And a blood oxygen O2 tester that will give your pulse at the same time.

If you do decide to monitor your stats at home take that blood pressure tester with you the next time you visit your doctor. That way you can check what you have against what the doctors equipment show
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Knight said:
When you asked your doctor, were you happy with your numbers? Next time rather than wonder, why not just ask the P/A to turn the monitor to where you can see for yourself what the stats are.

You could invest in yourself by buying a blood pressure tester for home use like this example.
Omron 3 Series Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor.
And a blood oxygen O2 tester that will give your pulse at the same time.

If you do decide to monitor your stats at home take that blood pressure tester with you the next time you visit your doctor. That way you can check what you have against what the doctors equipment shows.
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Yes, I got one from the VA. Really convenient.
 
jujube said:
Probably because they don't want you asking questions of the nurse that he or she isn't qualified to answer. "Why is it so high? Is it because of that new medicine I'm taking? Why is it so low? Is that dangerous?" etc, etc.

That way, the nurse doesn't have to hum and haw why he/she can't answer you.

That's my theory.
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Makes perfect sense, but also tragic. Staff should be qualified to handle that or not be working in that field.
 
papa tiger said:
A grade schooler can accurately take blood pressure and tell you .
Fire the PITA doc who has been sued lots of times..
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True, plus a lot of people just educate themselves these days by going online or reading the manual if they have their own home device.
 
I just hate my doctor taking my blood pressure because he always uses the small arm band and as I have large arms the pressure is so bad I am almost at yelling point and the result is my blood pressure it abnormal. I always ask if that is the small armband, and he just smiles. In future I'm taking my blood pressure and record it on my phone. They say it's the "White Coat Syndrome" I call it "Bad Manners".
 
Just guessing, I think it’s because too many people hear the results and then interpret them themselves. Doctors probably find it more of a nuisance to deal with results from Dr. Google.

At least you can buy your own monitor or go to the pharmacy for a reading.

I resent my present Opthamologist for not telling me my eye pressure. He’s moody so I’m not willing to annoy him. There’s nothing I can do even if I knew the results. I just keep using my eye drops.
 
Jules said:
Just guessing, I think it’s because too many people hear the results and then interpret them themselves. Doctors probably find it more of a nuisance to deal with results from Dr. Google.

At least you can buy your own monitor or go to the pharmacy for a reading.

I resent my present Opthamologist for not telling me my eye pressure. He’s moody so I’m not willing to annoy him. There’s nothing I can do even if I knew the results. I just keep using my eye drops.
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That’s odd, the tech that performs the test at the retina surgeon’s office always tells me my eye pressure when she completes the test.
 
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