MSRA-0013

A 32-year-old taxi driver presents with a frontal headache that has been ongoing for the past 2 weeks. After taking 3 blood pressure readings, the lowest of which is 168/98 mmHg, a 24-hour tape reveals an average blood pressure reading of 158/88mmHg. The patient is open to starting medication for hypertension but expresses concern about how this diagnosis will affect his job. What advice would you give him?