Upon your arrival at the scene of a patient with severe abdominal pain, an Emergency Medical Responder tells you that he is concerned because the patient's blood pressure is 146/88 mmHg and the patient has no history of high blood pressure. He states that it may be a good idea to treat the patient for hypertension as well as the abdominal pain. Your best response would be:

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Upon your arrival at the scene of a patient with severe abdominal pain, an Emergency Medical Responder tells you that he is concerned because the patient's blood pressure is 146/88 mmHg and the patient has no history of high blood pressure. He states that it may be a good idea to treat the patient for hypertension as well as the abdominal pain. Your best response would be:






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