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Hypertension.

Hypertension. This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract "The person who is suddenly told he has high blood pressure is frightened and bewildered." With this first sentence the reviewer parts company with the author. Doctors should not tell patients about blood pressure in such a way as to frighten and bewilder them; they must go to great pains to accomplish the opposite of this. If they fail, the situation will probably not be remedied by this manual, which may at many points create more alarm: from the picture of the arteriosclerotic vessel to the statement that the damaged arteries may give way, and on to the therapeutic advice which is quite sound but of necessity purely general. The truth of the matter is that the whole idea of manuals of this sort, no matter how well they are prepared, is open to question. For diabetic patients a well devised manual is, to be sure, useful if not actually http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Internal Medicine American Medical Association

Hypertension.

Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract "The person who is suddenly told he has high blood pressure is frightened and bewildered." With this first sentence the reviewer parts company with the author. Doctors should not tell patients about blood pressure in such a way as to frighten and bewilder them; they must go to great pains to accomplish the opposite of this. If they fail, the...
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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1943 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0730-188X
DOI
10.1001/archinte.1943.00210100136011
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract "The person who is suddenly told he has high blood pressure is frightened and bewildered." With this first sentence the reviewer parts company with the author. Doctors should not tell patients about blood pressure in such a way as to frighten and bewilder them; they must go to great pains to accomplish the opposite of this. If they fail, the situation will probably not be remedied by this manual, which may at many points create more alarm: from the picture of the arteriosclerotic vessel to the statement that the damaged arteries may give way, and on to the therapeutic advice which is quite sound but of necessity purely general. The truth of the matter is that the whole idea of manuals of this sort, no matter how well they are prepared, is open to question. For diabetic patients a well devised manual is, to be sure, useful if not actually

Journal

Archives of Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association

Published: Oct 1, 1943

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