A Company Interested in the Health of Its Employees Started $\quad$

question 16

Multiple Choice

A company interested in the health of its employees started a health program including
Monitoring blood pressure.Based on age, employees were categorized according to ranges of
Blood pressure by age intervals.Data are shown in the table below. $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\text { Age }$ $\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { BP } & \text { Under 30 } & \mathbf { 3 0 } - \mathbf { 4 9 } & \text { Over } \mathbf { 5 0 } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Low } & 27 & 38 & 31 & 96 \\\hline \text { Normal } & 48 & 90 & 92 & 230 \\\hline \text { High } & 23 & 59 & 72 & 154 \\\hline \text { Total } & 98 & 187 & 195 & 480 \\\hline\end{array}$
Of all employees, the percentage who are over 50 and have high blood pressure is

• A)46.8% (72/154).
• B)15.0% (72/480).
• C)31.6% (59/187).
• D)36.9% (72/195).
• E)47.2% (92/195).

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Definitions:

Normal Saline

A sterile solution of sodium chloride in water, commonly used in medical settings for a variety of purposes, including hydration and wound cleaning.

Metabolic Acidosis

A disturbance in the body's acid-base balance resulting in a lower than normal blood pH due to increased acid or decreased bicarbonate.

Cheyne-Stokes

A pattern of breathing characterized by progressively deeper and sometimes faster breathing, followed by a gradual decrease that results in a temporary stop in breathing, commonly seen in heart failure and brain injuries.

Kussmaul's

Refers to Kussmaul breathing, a type of hyperventilation characterized by deep and labored breathing, often seen in cases of severe metabolic acidosis.