Kidney Disease: When is a diagnosis of essential hypertension likely to be considered in young or middle-aged individuals?

When is a diagnosis of essential hypertension likely to be considered in young or middle-aged individuals?a. blood pressure remains consistently above 140/90
b. blood pressure fluctuates between 180/105 and 120/80
c. blood pressure increases rapidly and is unresponsive to medication
d. chronic kidney disease leads to consistently elevateed blood pressure

Posted by ICU-RN
A. Is the answer

Posted by john d
a true

d is secondary htn

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