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WorksheetsQuestion one: Hypertension
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 45secs
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A 40-year-old woman has a BP measurement of 150/110 mm Hg when she first arrives for a routine physical examination by a medical assistant. She has no previous history of hypertension. She is extensively interviewed and examined and has no signs of acute or chronic hypertension-associated end-organ damage. Her physician measures her BP again 20 minutes later, and it is 142/98 mm Hg (140/100 mm Hg when repeated). She is instructed to measure her BP at home twice each morning. After 2 weeks, her average home BP is 138/96 mm Hg.
Which of the following is the most appropriate BP goal for this patient?
a)
<120/80 mm Hg
b)
<130/80 mm Hg
c)
<140/90 mm Hg
d)
<150/90 mm Hg
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