An 81-year-old man is being seen at the primary care clinic for hypertension. He has been having problems with lightheadedness when he gets up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and sometimes when he gets up quickly to answer the phone
The nurse instructs the patient to
A) move slowly from a lying to a sitting position and then slowly from sitting to standing.
B) decrease his fluid intake in the evening to prevent the need to get up in the middle of the night.
C) unplug the phone when he is resting.
D) increase his caffeine intake to help increase his blood pressure.
A
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