APEA 3P Cardiovascular

APEA 3P Exam Prep- Cardiovascular Last document update:   ago

1. Which patient could be expected to have the highest systolic blood pressure? A 21-year-old male A 50-year-old perimenopausal female A 35-year-old patient with Type 2 diabetes A 75-year-old male: D. Nearly 25% of the US population has hypertension. The greatest incidence is in older adults because of changes in the intima of vessels as aging and calcium deposition occur. Males of any age are more likely to be hypertensive than females of the same age. African American adults have the h...