HTN

Question 1

What type of treatment does not work well for AAs

Answer 1

• ACE inhibitors

Question 2

what do we have to take into consideration when taking care of hispanic americans

Answer 2

• lower awareness of HTN and treatments
• less likely to receive treatment than AA/Caucasians
• lower rates of adequate BP control

Question 3

what type of treatment does not work well with asian amerians (also higher incidents of SEs)

Answer 3

• ACE inhibitors

Question 4

what groups have lower rates of adequate BP control

Answer 4

hispanic americans
native americans

Question 5

gender differences to consider with HTN

Answer 5

In men, HTN is more common before age of 55, women it is more common AFTER age of 55
Men are MORE LIKELY to suffer a MI than a stroke, women are MORE LIKELY to suffer a STROKE than MI (think oral contraceptives, menopause would increase risk for stroke, men don’t have to worry ab these things)

Question 6

Classifications of BP

Answer 6

Normal <120 <80

Elevated 120-129 <80

Stage 1 130-139 80-89

Stage 2 >/140 >/ 90