Hypertension

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Hypertension Management Quiz

Test your knowledge on hypertension management with this comprehensive quiz designed for healthcare professionals and students alike. Challenge yourself with multiple-choice questions covering essential aspects of hypertension, including pharmacological options, patient assessment, and guidelines.

Participate in this engaging quiz to enhance your understanding of:

Hypertensive emergencies
ASCVD risk assessment
Pregnancy-related hypertension
First-line treatments for various demographics

9 Questions2 MinutesCreated by HealingHeart202

For a patient with hypertensive urgency (Bp 200/160) with normal lab and physical tests, which of the following medications is indicated at the emergency room to control his Bp?

oral captopril

Iv dopamine

Oral lysonopril

iv labetalol

Pen is a patient who has recently been diagnosed with 8P of 135/85. Medical history of the patient indicates no undertying diseases or ASCVD. The calcuted 10-year ASCVD risk = 6%. Based on the AHA guidelines, which of the following represents a choice for Pen BP control?

Enalapril

Enalapril and amlodipine

Life style modification

Chlorothalidone and Amlodipine

Which of the following is False regarding management of HT during pregnancy?

Atenolol is associated with low birth weight the first trimester

Diutetics can be used but not first line agents

Hydralazine is safe during pregnancy

Methyldopa is the first line antihypertensive drug

Nifidipine can be used

Which of the following regarding BP control is FALSE?

Amlodipine is associated with peripheral edema.

Both beta blockers and ACEI should be initiated at low dose and titrated up

Aldosterone antagonists may cause hyperkalemia

ACE inhibitors should be initiated in CKD black and non-black patients,

For African Americans without underlying disease, hydralazine and isosorbide are recommended to control blood pressure

Which of the following is false about alpha blockers and agonists in hypertension ( HT ) ?

Methyldopa is associated with dizziness

They are not recommended as first or second line agents in HT

Prazocin may cause postural hypotension from the first dose

They could be used in resistant hypertension

None of the above

Which of the following statements regarding pathophysiology of HT is false ?

Angiotensin II causes an increase in blood pressure

Norepinephrine cause vasoconstriction to maintain blood pressure

Angiotensin Il increases afterload

Increased bradykinin levels decreases afterload

The increase in plasma aldosterone decreases preload

The 10 - year risk ASCVD calculation is recommended in which of the following cases ?

A hypertensive patient with BP value of 130/80 and coronary artery disease

A hypertensive patient with a BP value of 145/90

A hypertensive patient with a BP value of 130/75

A hypertensive patient with BP value of 130/80 and chronic kidney disease

A hypertensive patient with BP value of 125/70

Which is wrong about the following ?

ACEI are contraindicated in pregnancy

ACEis are first line antihypertensive agents in CKD patients

ACEIS and beta blockers are indicated to lower Bp in patients with MI

ACEis are first line antihypertensive agents in African American

ACEI may cause angioedema

A 58 - year - old non - black woman was diagnosed with hypertension (145/90 ) mm Hg without underlying diseases. The risk of ASCVD is 4%. Treatment in this case should include

The patient does not need a treatment

Initiate treatment with enalapril

Initiate treatment with a combination of enalapril and Amlodipine

Initiate treatment with a combination of Amlodipine and metoprolol

Initiate treatment with amlodipine

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