Author Question: What is the difference between primary hypertension and secondary hypertension? a. Secondary ... (Read 128 times)

fox · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

What is the difference between primary hypertension and secondary hypertension?

a. Secondary hypertension is not as severe as primary hypertension.
b. Primary hypertension usually occurs at an earlier age than secondary hypertension.
c. Secondary hypertension is caused by another health problem, whereas primary hypertension does not have a known cause.
d. Primary hypertension can be treated with antihypertensive drugs, whereas sec-ondary hypertension does not respond to drug therapy.

Question 2

Which statement about drug side effects is true?

a. All drugs have side effects.
b. Severe side effects are all considered allergic responses.
c. All patients taking a specific drug experience the same side effects.
d. Any patient experiencing a drug side effect must stop taking the drug immediate-ly.

carlsona147 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Although there are many factors that contribute to the development of primary hypertension (e.g., obesity, smoking, stress, unhealthy diet), it has no single cause. (Many people with hyper-tension risk factors do not always develop hypertension.) On the other hand, secondary hyper-tension results from either another health problem or from the drug treatment of another health problem.

Answer to Question 2

A
Although some drugs have fewer side effects or more mild side effects than other drugs, every drug has at least one side effect. Not all patients taking the same drug experience all side effects or experience them to the same degree.