Im a student doing a case study assignment of a 42 yr old afro-caribbean man who has cancer of the head of the pancreas and is at end of life stage. He is stressed about his family and is in pain. I have been trying to search on the internet about vital signs as his blood pressure is 160/85, does this indicate hypertension or anxiety or is it due to his pain?
Carcinoma head of pancreas and hypertension are unrelated. The cause of his hypertension can be stress induced or can be a general systemic hypertension.