A patient is seen regularly for hypertension. When he comes today for his regular appointment, he asks for a decongestant, because he has a bad head cold. The physician would probably:
1. order a decongestant.
2. order an antibiotic because of the possibility of infection.
3. not give a decongestant because that medication might increase the patient's hypertension.
4. order an expectorant and hydrate the patient.
3
Decongestants should be used with caution in stable hypertension patients.
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