Hypertension with Eric Penniman , DO

Hypertension ̶ or high blood pressure ̶ is a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart disease and other illnesses. Often patients will have an elevated blood pressure in their doctor’s office due to nervousness, so it is important to understand the proper way to take your blood pressure at home or outside of the doctor’s office. In this episode of Knoxville Medicine’s Doc Talk, host Rob Page, MD and special guest Eric Penniman, DO, talk about the risks associated with hypertension and the proper way to take your blood pressure at home so that high blood pressure can be accurately diagnosed and controlled.
Dr. Penniman is the Executive Medical Director of the Summit Medical Group with 70 different practice locations in East Tennessee. To find a Summit practice near you, visit their website at www.summitmedical.com.

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