The nurse is teaching an older patient with hypertension about developing an exercise program

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Hypertension, stage 1

The patient's BP can be classified as hypertension stage I, in which systolic blood pressure (SBP) ranges between 140 and 159 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is between 90 and 99 mm Hg. In normal BP, SBP is less than 120 mm Hg and DBP is less than 80 mm Hg. In the case of prehypertension, SBP ranges between 120 and 139 mm Hg and DBP is between 80 and 89 mm Hg. In hypertension stage II, SBP is 160 mm Hg or more and DBP is 100 mm Hg or more.

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