Harvey Hoya is a 57-year-old male who works as a flooring installer. He presents to the clinic for evaluation of an elevated blood pressure reading from a local health fair. The patient reports weight gain over the last year, resulting in a BMI of 28.8, and has a 35 pack-year smoking history. His past medical history includes gastritis and right ACL knee repair. Physical examination revealed blood pressure readings of 172/94 in the left arm and 178/98 in the right arm, with fundoscopic findings of AV nicking. There is a notable family history of hypertension and hypertension-related cardiac complications. The patient was previously informed that he has hypertension, but no action was taken at that time.
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