{"id":152,"date":"2026-11-02T13:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:20:02","slug":"blood-pressure-and-dot-physicals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=152","title":{"rendered":"Blood Pressure and DOT Physicals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"152\" class=\"elementor elementor-152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DOTSTG \u2022 DRIVER MEDICAL EDUCATION<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blood Pressure and DOT Physicals<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blood pressure is one component of the DOT medical examination. An elevated reading may require medical evaluation or affect certification duration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a07 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dot-physical-blood-pressure-0\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why blood pressure matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blood pressure is recorded because cardiovascular risk can affect safe commercial driving. A single office reading is interpreted in context rather than treated as the only finding in an evaluation. The examiner may repeat a reading or request follow-up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dot-physical-blood-pressure-1\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What drivers should bring<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bring a current list of blood-pressure medications, relevant treatment history and records if your clinician is monitoring your condition. Do not take extra medicine or stop prescribed treatment to manipulate a test result.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dot-physical-blood-pressure-2\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examiner decisions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The medical examiner uses applicable standards and professional guidance to determine whether certification is appropriate and for what period. The decision may differ depending on the driver&#8217;s full clinical picture, not just one number.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dot-physical-blood-pressure-3\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preparing safely<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Continue your usual prescribed treatment unless directed by your own clinician. If you have a history of significant blood pressure issues, ask the clinic in advance whether a treatment summary is useful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Official references and next steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=148\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the related DOTSTG guide<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This educational material is not medical advice, not an examiner&#8217;s individual qualification decision, and not a guarantee of a medical certificate. Ask a licensed clinician about your medical condition. Federal and Utah guidance may change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000e0a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:+14356745147\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT THE ST. GEORGE CLINIC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOTSTG \u2022 DRIVER MEDICAL EDUCATION Blood Pressure and DOT Physicals Blood pressure is one component of the DOT medical examination. An elevated reading may require medical evaluation or affect certification duration. Why blood pressure matters Blood pressure is recorded because cardiovascular risk can affect safe commercial driving. 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