A condition in which the cause of high blood pressure is unknown is called:
a. secondary hypertension.
b. hypertensive crisis.
c. primary hypertension.
d. malignant hypertension.
c
There are two broad categories of hypertension: primary
(or essential) and secondary hypertension. Approximately
90–95% of individuals diagnosed with hypertension have
primary hypertension. There is no known cause of primary
hypertension. Therefore, the diagnosis of primary hypertension is made after excluding known causes that comprise what
is called secondary hypertension.
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