You are called to a 72-year-old patient with weakness and headache with an initial blood pressure of 140/92. Her repeat blood pressure at 5 minutes is unchanged. Her condition is called:

A) hypotension. B) prehypertension. C) hypertension. D) stroke.


C

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A) blood vessel dilation B) vasoconstriction C) increasing the need for oxygen D) increasing the heart rate

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Menopause is the:

A) beginning of the menstrual cycle. B) end of the menstrual cycle. C) either A or B. D) neither A nor B.

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A. [Meeting] B. [Block This Time] C. [Black Out] D. None of these.

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