today i went to an employee health screening for new hires.   i am starting a new job in 2 weeks.  my blood pressure was 156/78. i work out 3 times per week, eat healthy, normal weight, and my bp is normally 120/80 to 130/80.  should I be concerned about todays elevated bp reading?
One reading doesn't make you hypertensive... White cost hypertension if coming on doctor visit . Your doctor will take your repeat reading. And correlate all your history and physical examination... And then only level hypertensive... Your diastolic blood pressure is normal... Still good chance that you are not hypertensive. But definitely need to confirm . Another test called ambulatory blood pressure monitoring will give more reliable answer when in doubt .