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, VSIM Week 3
1. A patient had the following blood pressure measurements at the last four
office visits: 142/90, 136/96, 148/92, and 146/94. Which of the following
classifications would be assigned to this patient?
a) Stage 2 hypertension
b) Stage 1 hypertension
c) Prehypertension
d) No Hypertension: b) Stage 1 hypertension. ( Stage 1 is defined as two or more systolic
BP ranging from 140-159 or diastolic BPraning from 90-99
2. Which of the following drug classes are used to treat hypertension? (Select
all that apply.)
a) Potasium-sparring diuretics
b) Alpha-adrenergic blockers
c) Calcium channel blockers
d) Dopaminergiv agents
e) Beta-adrenergic agonists: a) Potasium-sparring diuretics
b) Alpha-adrenergic blockers
c) Calcium channel blockers
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