A patient presents to your dental office with a toothache.His blood pressure is 200/116.What should you do?
A) Refuse treatment and refer the patient immediately to the hospital emergency.
B) Implement anxiety control measures, including the use of nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia.
C) Take no unusual precautions related to patient management based on blood pressure readings after medical approval is obtained are warranted.
D) Have the dentist retake the patient's blood pressure and have him initial the patient's chart, granting you permission to treat this patient.
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