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In movies like 'Contagion,' viruses are the new bad guys Kidney disease marker predicts who will need dialysis blood pressure spikes when you're in the doctor's office, you probably have what's called white-coat syndrome, a stress response to being in a clinical setting.

News - latimes.com 2011

Fall's elections added seven medical doctors and one dentist to Congress's white-coat caucus.

Many of the doctor-legislators in House oppose health-care law Mary Agnes Carey 2011

Currently patients have a number of appointments to have their blood pressure checked, and it is estimated that 25% suffer from "white-coat hypertension" – a syndrome in which people show elevated blood pressure in a surgery or hospital but nowhere else.

Blood pressure test changes expected to cut misdiagnoses 2011

A quarter of patients are thought to suffer from 'white-coat hypertension' – where blood pressure is elevated in a surgery or hospital.

Blood pressure test changes expected to cut misdiagnoses 2011

Fall's elections added seven medical doctors and one dentist to Congress's white-coat caucus.

Many of the doctor-legislators in House oppose health-care law Mary Agnes Carey 2011

This year, most of the 133 medical schools in the U.S. held white-coat rituals.

Physician, Humanize Thyself 2010

In Sarasota the highway is lined with pharmacies, banks and, most prominently, medical and other quasi-medical white-coat practices.

Shock of Gray Ted C. Fishman 2010

Our experts say that good candidates for at-home monitoring include: seniors, whose blood pressure can vary; people who experience "white-coat hypertension," a spike in blood pressure when they are tested in a doctor's office or hospital; and people with diabetes, for whom tight blood-pressure control is important.

Home monitoring improves blood pressure control, cuts need for drugs 2010

He peered at my last name (my father's) emblazoned on my white-coat, clearly a Muslim one.

On Pesach Eve: The Muslim and Her Inner Jew 2010

But the question of whether empathy can be taught — and, in particular, whether a white-coat ceremony is a good means for promoting that virtue — is a matter of some debate.

Physician, Humanize Thyself 2010