Many people have what's called "white coat hypertension." Their blood pressure goes up when they go to the doctor's office only to return to a normal level when they go home. To help differentiate those with this phenomenon from those with chronic hypertension, Alegent Nephrology has launched 24-hour blood pressure monitoring. There are so many benefits to this procedure. The machine checks your blood pressure at home for a 24-hour period. The process is easy, but I wanted to show you how it's done so you know how it works. This is part one of a two part series. Please make sure to get through the entire lesson so that we can utilize the test to its full potential.