مريضة ضغطها في العيادة دائماً ١٥٠/٩٥، لكن قراءات البيت المسجلة جيداً كلها حول ١٢٠/٧٨. ما التفسير الأرجح؟

A woman’s clinic BP is consistently 150/95, but her well-recorded home readings are around 120/78. What is the most likely explanation?

1. Masked hypertension
2. Resistant hypertension
3. A definite fault in the home monitor
4. White-coat hypertension

Answer: D) White-coat hypertension. Raised pressure only in clinic with normal home readings is white-coat hypertension, which can be confirmed with 24-hour monitoring. Masked hypertension is the reverse: normal in clinic, high outside.