No: You never treat BP "as needed". If the diagnosis of hypertension is made, it requires life long control. Everyone's BP fluctuates. High blood pressure is appropriate and physiologic at times. It is unhealthy to suppress that. Never just treat "the number". Treat "the person.".
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