ANTIHYPERTENSIVES

Question 1

Diuretics

Answer 1

Thiazide diuretics are the preferred type of diuretic for treating mild-moderate HTN in pts w/ normal renal and cardiac fxn

Question 2

Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril

Answer 2

ACE inhibitors

Vasodilatory

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: HTN (first- line agents), heart failure, MI

ADVERSE EFFECTS: hypotension, hyperkalemia, acute renal failure, dry hacking cough, angioedema, other: altered sense of taste, skin rashes, drug fever