| Coverage : What are the high blood pressure symptoms? Do you have them? Take the High Blood Pressure Symptom Quiz and find out the main symptoms of high blood pressure. All it takes is two minutes to take the High Blood pressure Symptom Quiz and find out the most important facts related to the symptoms of high blood pressure. |
| 1. | High blood pressure, a medical condition wherein blood pressure is chronically elevated is also called as: |
| a. | | Malignant hypertension |
| b. | | Hypotension |
| c. | | Hypertension |
| d. | | Malignant hypotension |
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| 2. | High blood pressure in adults is defined as a consistently elevated blood pressure of: |
| a. | | 150 mm Hg systolic and 90 mm Hg diastolic or higher |
| b. | | 140 mm Hg systolic and 90 mm Hg diastolic or higher |
| c. | | 140 mm Hg systolic and 60 mm Hg diastolic or higher |
| d. | | 120 mm Hg systolic and 90 mm Hg diastolic or higher |
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| 3. | Though asymptomatic, it can cause serious complications such as: |
| a. | | Heart disease or heart attack |
| b. | | Stroke |
| c. | | Kidney failure |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 4. | The symptoms of hypertension are not specific but may be expressed at a later phase as: |
| a. | | Headache |
| b. | | Blurred vision |
| c. | | Dizziness |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 5. | Can children have high blood pressure? |
| a. | | No |
| b. | | Yes |
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| 6. | What factors contribute to hypertension? |
| a. | | Genetic factors |
| b. | | Stress |
| c. | | Diet (higher salt and fat meals) |
| d. | | Smoking |
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| 7. | However, 5% of hypertension cases (known as secondary hypertension) can be traced to a known cause like: |
| a. | | Tumors of the adrenal gland |
| b. | | Chronic kidney disease |
| c. | | Hormone abnormalities, use of birth control pills, or pregnancy |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 8. | Hypertension can also be caused by pain attacks, which is revealed in the form of: |
| a. | | Chest pain |
| b. | | Difficulty in breathing |
| c. | | Nausea and fear |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 9. | White coat hypertension, a condition where an individual's blood pressure consistently measures high at the doctor's office, yet is normal at other times, is common in older people. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 10. | What lifestyle changes are essential in maintaining healthy blood pressure? |
| a. | | Diet and reduced salt intake |
| b. | | Exercise |
| c. | | Reduced alcohol |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 11. | Treatment for high blood pressure can result in repeated readings of blood pressure in the normal range, but one can still have high blood pressure. |
| a. | | False |
| b. | | True |
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| 12. | The best way to tell if you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure checked. |
| a. | | False |
| b. | | True |
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