Question

Because he has high blood pressure, Jake watches his diet and takes antihypertension

medication. These behaviors are examples of ______ prevention.
A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) quaternary

Answer 1

B. Secondary prevention.

Secondary prevention is the treatment and prevention of diseases that have already occurred, such as high blood pressure. Primary prevention refers to measures taken to prevent the onset of a disease in the first place, such as eating healthy and exercising; tertiary prevention is the treatment of existing diseases to reduce their severity or complications; and quaternary prevention is the effort to reduce overdiagnosis or overtreatment of conditions.