A sudden, temporary, but self-correcting decrease in the systolic blood pressure that occurs when the patient goes from a lying to a standing position is called ________
A) prehypertension
B) intermittent claudication
C) orthostatic hypotension
D) Raynaud's disease
C
Explanation: A) This does not describe prehypertension.
B) This does not describe intermittent claudication.
C) Correct!
D) This does not describe Raynaud's disease.
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