A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with VS: BP 220/110, P 108, RR 24, T 103F, and O2 sat 94% on oxygen 2L/NC. The patient is responsive and denies chest pain. The physician has ordered a workup for CAD
The nurse expects the admitting diagnosis to be which of the following? a. Hypotension c. Stage 1 hypertension
b. Prehypertension d. Stage 2 hypertension
D
Stage 2 hypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure of 160 mm Hg or above and a diastolic blood pressure of 100 mm Hg or above.
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