"white coat hypertension" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 白袍高血壓

Definition

一種人在醫療場所因遇見醫護人員而感到緊張，導致血壓高於在家或平時的現象。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於醫學場合，專指看醫生時暫時升高的血壓，不等於持續性高血壓。有時也叫「白袍效應」。

Examples

My doctor said I might have white coat hypertension.

我的醫生說我可能有**白袍高血壓**。

Some people experience white coat hypertension during checkups.

有些人在檢查時會出現**白袍高血壓**。

Home readings can help diagnose white coat hypertension.

在家量血壓可以幫助診斷**白袍高血壓**。

I always seem to get white coat hypertension whenever I visit the clinic, but my numbers are fine at home.

我每次去診所都會有**白袍高血壓**，但在家裡測量就正常。

Have you heard of white coat hypertension? It makes blood pressure look high at the doctor but not elsewhere.

你聽過**白袍高血壓**嗎？在醫生那邊量血壓會高，但其他地方就不會。

His doctor suspects white coat hypertension because his home numbers are always normal.

他的醫生懷疑他有**白袍高血壓**，因為他在家裡量的血壓總是正常的。