A Female Patient, Age 48, Comes to the Clinic with Complaints

A female patient, age 48, comes to the clinic with complaints of dizziness and a frontal headache. She tells you she is under a lot of stress because her husband was recently laid off. She is 5'4" and weighs 150 lb. You take her blood pressure and it is 178/100. When you tell her the blood pressure reading she says, "This cannot be right! I usually run 100/60." What should be your next action?

A) Tell the patient that stress can raise blood pressure.
B) Wait 2 minutes and retake the blood pressure in the other arm.
C) Call in the health-care provider to retake the blood pressure.
D) Document the blood pressure as high.