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The nurse is caring for a patient with these vital signs: blood pressure 220/110,pulse 108,respiratory rate 24,temperature 103° F,and oxygen saturation of 94% on oxygen 2L nasal cannula.The patient is responsive and denies chest pain.The physician has ordered a work-up for coronary artery disease (CAD) .These findings are suggestive of which diagnosis?


A) Silent ischemia
B) Prehypertension
C) Stage 1 hypertension
D) Stage 2 hypertension

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