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Which instruction would be most beneficial for an aging African-American client with hypertension?

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He should have an annual urinalysis

Step-by-step explanation:

A urinalysis is a test of your urine. A urinalysis is used to detect and manage a wide range of disorders, such as urinary tract infections, kidney disease and diabetes. A urinalysis involves checking the appearance, concentration and content of urine.

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Answer: Have an annual urinalysis

Explanation: Urinalysis is the processes of testing the urine of a person in order to determine the health status of the person, urinalysis shows the level of certain substances in the urine such as vasopressin,the level of concentration,sugar level etc

Several studies show that Black persons generally have a higher urine concentration than whites,they have been found to contain a higher level of vasopressin than whites. Both of this factors are related to high blood pressure (Hypertension). So they are require to do an annual urinalysis especially when they are aging.

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