If a Patient Is Diagnosed with Secondary Hypertension, This Means

question 81

Multiple Choice

If a patient is diagnosed with secondary hypertension, this means that the

• A) condition has worsened from essential hypertension.
• B) patient has the most serious form of hypertension.
• C) patient has the most common form of hypertension.
• D) hypertension is associated with another disease.

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Definitions:

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