The nurse is measuring blood pressures during a screening clinic. For which blood pressure reading should the nurse instruct a patient to have follow-up in one year?
a. 108/80 mm Hg
b. 132/88 mm Hg
c. 148/94 mm Hg
d. 159/88 mm Hg
ANS: B
The pressure of 132/88 mm Hg is prehypertension and requires a 1-year follow-up. A. The reading of 108/80 mm Hg is normal blood pressure. C. D. The readings of 148/94 and 159/88 require a 2-month follow-up.
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