Discuss the New Guidelines for Defining Hypertension in the United

question 27

Essay

Discuss the new guidelines for defining hypertension in the United States.

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Definitions:

Enantiomers

Molecules that are mirror images of each other and cannot be superimposed, similar to a pair of hands.

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other nor superimposable, having multiple chiral centers.

Diastereomer

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other, differing in the orientation of substituents around one or more stereocenters.

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other, differing in the configuration at one or more (but not all) of the chiral centers in molecules.