For the last 3 months, the nurse has been working with a group of patients who have been using nonpharmacological methods to try to manage their hypertension. The nurse anticipates that which patients will require the addition of a pharmacological intervention?
A) A 30-year-old female whose blood pressure is 138/88 mmHg who is otherwise healthy.
B) A 61-year-old man whose blood pressure is 144/90 mmHg who also has type 2 diabetes.
C) A 56-year-old woman whose blood pressure is 135/84 who also has Cushing's disease.
D) A 65-year-old man whose blood pressure is 148/88 mmHg who is otherwise healthy.
E) A 61-year-old woman whose blood pressure is 153/92 mmHg who is otherwise healthy.
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