Question: 1. HypertensionFor this disease pathology, please provide the following information:What causes this disorder (pathology)? Are there any threats to life risks associated with this disease that you should watch out for, and why? (Not all terms will have life-threatening conditions associated with them)What types of lab work or diagnostic testing (ECG, X-ray, ultrasound, MRI, etc.) would you typically see ordered with this disease?What would you expect to see in the lab or diagnostic results?What are the most common treatments?Which treatments would be the most important or take priority?

Hypertension is defined as chronic elevation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure. High blood…

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Question: 1. Hypertension

For this disease pathology, please provide the following information:

What causes this disorder (pathology)? Are there any threats to life risks associated with this disease that you should watch out for, and why? (Not all terms will have life-threatening conditions associated with them)
What types of lab work or diagnostic testing (ECG, X-ray, ultrasound, MRI, etc.) would you typically see ordered with this disease?
What would you expect to see in the lab or diagnostic results?
What are the most common treatments?
Which treatments would be the most important or take priority?

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