The Silent Pressure — Essential Hypertension

A 55-year-old teacher with an incidental high BP reading. Practise correct measurement, staging, risk assessment, and stepped management.

Competency:

CM 3.4 / IM 1.x

Estimated time:

22 min

Reasoning focus: Distinguishing true hypertension from measurement artefact/white-coat effect, cardiovascular risk stratification, and stepped pharmacological reasoning.