91: Why would a person with acute pericarditis benefit from sitting instead of lying to relieve pain? Question 92: How can you tell if a patient is suffering from a "hypertensive condition"?What is wide pulse pressure, as well? Question 93: I have a hypertension-related question.The systolic blood pressure is emphasized the most in every textbook I've found;Diastolic pressure appears to frequently be a figure that "just happens to be there."My concern is:What clinical significance does a diastolic pressure have?What issues might a patient face if their diastolic blood pressure is too high or too low? Question 94: What causes children's hypertension? Question 95: Is hypertension brought on by haemochromatosis? Question 96: What are the most recent developments in hypertensive crisis management?Is a novel strategy or approach currently being tested? Question 97: Why does only accelerated hypertension cause headaches and why does hypertension not cause headaches in general?Cardiovascular disease 130 Question 98: Why is a headache one of the signs and symptoms of hypertension? You state in "coarctation of aorta" that hypertension causes epistaxis and headaches. If the patient's hypertension is not under control with bisoprolol alone, is it contraindicated to use a bisoprolol-hydrochlorothiazide combination to control it in a hypertensive hypercholesterolaemic patient? If a hypertensive patient has total cholesterol of 200 mg/dL (5.2 mmol/L), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol of 120 mg/dL (3.12 mmol/L), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol of 35 mg/dL (1 mmol/L), should they take statins