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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring appears to be the reference standard for confirming elevated office blood pressure screening results. Ambulatory BP monitoring helps avoid misdiagnosis and overtreatment of persons with isolated clinic (white coat) hypertension. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Feb 3;162(3):192-204    (retrieved Dec, 2014). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.