EFFECT OF PRE-EXAMINATION STRESS ON PULSE RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN FIRST YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS OF ANDHRA MEDICAL COLLEGE

Abstract

Paidi Ramesh Chandra

Pre-examination stress is a common condition faced by the students prior to exams and is emerging as a major health problem, especially in medical students. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of pre-examination stress on autonomic functions like pulse rate and blood pressure in the first M.B.B.S. students.

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