3) Hypertension Flashcards
1
Q
what r the primary HT therapeutic agents?
A
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Angiotensin (AT1) receptor blockers (ARBs)
Calcium channel blockers (CCBs)
Diuretics
2
Q
What modifiable behavioural and environmental changes in lifestyle can be adopted to treat hypertension?
A
3
Q
what is “Prehypertension”
A
Elevated BP below stage 1 diagnoses with no end organ damage can be treated in the first instance with lifestyle changes
4
Q
Angio-oedema is a side effect of what?
A
ACE inhibitor
more common in blacks
5
Q
which drugs have NO effect on BK
A
ARB
losartan candesartan
6
Q
what is the primary choice antihypertensive in low renin hypertensives
A
CCBs
7
Q
which drug increases Cp of simvastatin ?
A
Amlodipine
8
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