A nurse is planning care for a child with secondary hypertension. The nurse plans to include which initial treatment of secondary hypertension?
a. Weight control and diet
b. Treating the underlying disease
c. Administration of digoxin
d. Administration of beta-adrenergic receptor blockers
B
Identification of the underlying disease should be the first step in treating secondary hypertension. Weight control and diet are a nonpharmacological treatment for primary hypertension. Digoxin is indicated in the treatment of congestive heart failure. Beta-adrenergic receptor blockers are indicated in the treatment of primary hypertension.
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