Which symptom is listed for hypertension?

• A. Headache
• B. Nausea
• C. Dizziness after meals
• D. Rash

Answer: (A)

Headache is the symptom most commonly listed for hypertension in many educational materials. While high blood pressure often causes no noticeable symptoms, a headache is sometimes noted as something people may experience when BP is elevated, especially if pressures are very high or during a hypertensive emergency. It’s important to remember that this symptom is nonspecific and not reliable for diagnosing hypertension on its own. The other options don’t align with hypertension: nausea can be due to many other conditions, dizziness after meals suggests something like postprandial hypotension or another cause, and a rash is not related to elevated blood pressure. The key point is that hypertension is frequently silent, and diagnosis hinges on actual blood pressure measurements rather than symptoms.