The home health nurse is alarmed that the hypertensive patient's blood pressure has risen to 200/160, but he denies any discomfort. The nurse interprets these assessments as being indicative of:
a. malignant hypertension.
b. hypertensive crisis.
c. essential hypertension.
d. secondary hypertension.
A
The diastolic pressure rising to readings between 140 and 170 and the patient being asympto-matic indicate malignant hypertension.
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