While waiting for the physician to arrive at the clinic, the nurse checked all the blood pressures of clients taking beta-blockers. A Chinese gentleman's blood pressure was so low that the nurse arranged for him to be seen first
What might be the probable reason for his low blood pressure?
A. Chinese people can be more sensitive to the effects of beta-blockers.
B. Perhaps the gentleman never really had hypertension.
C. The client had taken too much of the medication each day.
D. The client may not have told the physician all the other medications he was taking.
ANS: A
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