Severely elevated blood pressure may be fatal and is also known as:
A) hypotensive crisis
B) hypertensive crisis
C) cerebrovascular accident
D) cardiac disease
B) hypertensive crisis
Hypertensive crisis describes severely elevated blood pressure, which may be fatal. Hypertension is a major cause of cerebrovascular accident, cardiac disease, and renal failure.
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