Question

A patient comes to a doctor's clinic situated on the 6th floor by walking up the staircase. As soon as he reaches the clinic, the nurse records his blood pressure as 148/ 92 mm Hg. Which of these statements is surely correct?

• A. The patient has high blood pressure and is definitely having hypertension
• B. The patient has high blood pressure and is definitely not having hypertension
• C. The patient has high blood pressure but may or may not have hypertension
• D. The patient has high blood pressure due to coronary heart disease

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Hypertension is a disease of sustained high blood pressure. The patient has to rest for some time and the blood pressure should be measured again. The patient will have hypertension if the blood pressure is high even after adequate rest.