HIGH YIELD II

Question 1

HTN tx in african American?

third or 4th agent needed?

Answer 1

mono therapy:
thiazide diuretic or dihydropyridine

combination therapy
dihydropyridine CCB with ACEi or ARB

diuretic (chlorthalidone) and MRA (spironolactone, epleronone) as the 4th agent type

Question 2

drugs used in ischemic heart disease?

Answer 2

beta blocker (first line)

ACEi

dihydropyridine CCBs

thiazide diuretics

MRAs