Hypertension Self-Test Answers

Q1. Which of the following statements is false?

A. Nervousness is a symptom of high blood pressure.
B. African Americans are more likely to have high blood pressure.
C. More than 90% of blood pressure cases have no known cause.
D. There are no symptoms of high blood pressure.
E. A 5% weight loss can help decrease blood pressure.

Q2: Who is at higher risk of High blood pressure?

A. People with close blood relatives who have it
B. African Americans
C. Overweight people
D. People who use too much salt
E. People who use too much alcohol

(Answer: all of the above)

Q3: What can you do about high blood pressure?

A: Loseweight if you are overweight
B: Eat a healthy diet that is low in salt and fat
C: Limit alcohol to no more than two drinks a day
D: Be more active
E: Take medicine the way your doctor tells you
F: Know what your blood pressure should be and work to keep it at that level

(Answer: all of the above)

Q4: What can untreated high blood pressure lead to?

A: Stroke
B: Heart attack
C: heart Failure
D: Kidney failure

(Answer: all of the above)

Q5: What percentage of men aged 75 and over in the US have High blood pressure?

A: 30%
B: 40%
C: 50%
D: 64%

Q6: True or False: A systolic pressure of 130 to 139 or a diastolic pressure of 85 to 89 needs to be watched carefully. A blood pressure reading equal to or greater than 140 (systolic) over 90 (diastolic) is considered elevated (high).

Q7: True or False: High blood pressure develops later in life in blacks than in whites and is usually less severe

Q8: True or false: The longer high blood pressure is left untreated, the more serious its complications can become. Because this disease is so serious, early detection and treatment are very important.

Q9: True or False: One-third of all Americans with high blood pressure don't even know they have it.

Q10: True of false: Optimal Systolic Blood Pressure (the top number) = 100 + one's age