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A patient with diabetes is beginning treatment for hypertension. The nurse shares with the patient that a desirable blood pressure would be which of the following?
1. 140/90 mmHg
2. 135/85 mmHg
3. 130/80 mmHg
4. 120/80 mmHg
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11 years ago
3. 130/80 mmHg

Whenever you are in the process of treating a patient with HTN the goal marker is this as its the most achievable and keeps the body in a good state

140/90 is still hypertensive, as a goal that needs to be lowered. 135/85 is a little to high. namely the systolic number. and 120/80 is the normal B/P, its not a number you want to aim for when you are just starting treatment.
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Hypertension management focuses on reducing the blood pressure to less than 140 mmHg systolic and 90 mmHg diastolic. The ultimate goal of hypertension management is to reduce cardiovascular and renal morbidity and mortality. The risk of cardiovascular complications decreases when the average blood pressure is less than 140/90; when the patient also has diabetes or renal disease, the treatment goal is a blood pressure less than 130/80.
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