Description A patient comes to her/his family physician. This person’s blood pressure initially i ...

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Description A patient comes to her/his family physician. This person’s blood pressure initially is 170/100 in one arm and 166/104 in the other arm. The measurements are done again after the patient has been in the office for 10-15 minutes. The blood pressure measurements are basically the same. What is the name for this condition? What is the normal range for blood pressures? If this problem goes untreated, what serious other diseases or problems can occur because of the high numbers? Discuss in some detail one of the classes of medications available to treat blood pressure elevations.