hypertension
Medical term Pathophysiology and Disease Processes
Persistently high blood pressure. Stage cutoffs follow the current AHA/ACC guideline (see the blood pressure cheat sheet).
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Free practice questions that use hypertension
- Administrative Assisting, question 4In a SOAP progress note, the provider writes "Hypertension, not at goal." Which section holds this entry?
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