In conducting a health interview with a hypertensive client, the nurse would ask the client about the presence of the typical manifestations of the disorder, which are
A) increasing muscle weakness.
B) nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
C) none unless the hypertension is sustained.
D) peripheral edema and abdominal bloating.

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Typically the hypertensive client has no manifestations, which contributes to noncompliance. If the disorder goes undiagnosed, eventually the blood pressure will rise high enough to cause persistent headaches, fatigue, dizziness, palpitations, flushing, blurred or double vision, or epistaxis.

In Conducting a Health Interview with a Hypertensive Client, the Nurse