A postmenopausal 50-year-old patient has a blood pressure of ...

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A postmenopausal 50-year-old patient has a blood pressure of 160/88. What best describes her type of hypertension?
 
  a. Secondary hypertension
  b. Isolated systolic hypertension
  c. Primary hypertension
  d. Essential hypertension

Question 2

To assess the patient's knowledge of hypertension, the nurse asks, Into which category would an adult with consistent blood pressures at or above 160/97 be placed? The patient would be correct to respond
 
  a. normal.
  b. prehypertension.
  c. stage 1 hypertension.
  d. stage 2 hypertension.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Isolated systolic hypertension is hypertension in which the systolic measurement is greater than 140 and the diastolic measurement is less than 90.
Secondary hypertension is the result of another cause, which is not stated for this woman.
Primary hypertension is hypertension in which the systolic measurement is greater than 140 and the diastolic measurement is greater than 90.
Essential hypertension is a term used synonymously with primary hypertension.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Stage 2 hypertension: systolic =160/diastolic =100.
Normal blood pressure: systolic <120>Prehypertension: systolic 120-139/diastolic 80-89
Stage 1 hypertension: systolic 140-159/diastolic 90-99

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