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question 71
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a 55 - year - old patient has a blood pressure of 138/85 on three occasions. the patient denies headaches, palpitations, snoring, muscle weakness, and nocturia and does not take any medications. what will the provider do next to evaluate this patient?
assess serum cortisol levels
continue to monitor blood pressure at each health maintenance visit
order urinalysis, cbc, bun, and creatinine
refer to a specialist for a sleep study
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Explanation:

The patient has a blood pressure of 138/85 (elevated blood pressure). Ordering urinalysis, CBC (complete blood count), BUN (blood urea nitrogen), and creatinine helps assess for underlying causes like kidney - related issues (urinalysis, BUN, creatinine) or anemia (CBC) that could contribute to blood pressure elevation. Serum cortisol levels (for Cushing's - related issues) are not indicated as there are no symptoms like muscle weakness (more specific for Cushing's) mentioned. Monitoring at each visit (when already elevated) is not the next step. A sleep study (for sleep apnea - related snoring) is not needed as the patient denies snoring.

Answer:

Order urinalysis, CBC, BUN, and creatinine.