HTN Drug Choice - Kirila

Question 1

After MI

Answer 1

Use - beta blocker, ACEI

Don’t - vasodilators

Question 2

CHF

Answer 2

Use - ACEI, diuretic, beta blocker (w/o pulmonary edema)

Don’t - beta blockers, CCB

Question 3

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Answer 3

Use - beta blockers, CCB

Don’t - diuretics, ACEI, vasodilators

Question 4

Bradycardia, heart block

Answer 4

Don’t - beta blockers, CCB

Question 5

Tachyarrhythmias

Answer 5

Use - beta blockers, verapamil (non-DHP CCB)

Question 6

Angina

Answer 6

Use - beta, CCB, nitrates

Don’t - vasodilators

Question 7

COPD

Answer 7

Use - CCB, thiazide, ARB

Don’t - beta blockers

Question 8

Aortic dissection

Answer 8

Use - Nitroprusside, beta

Don’t - drugs that increase C.O.

Question 9

Bilateral RAS

Answer 9

Don’t - ACEI, ARBs

Question 10

Chronic renal insufficiency

Answer 10

Use - ACEI, loop, CCB

Don’t - ACEI, ARB

Question 11

Renal transplant

Answer 11

Don’t - ACEI

Question 12

Diabetes

Answer 12

Use - ACEI (delay renal failure)

Question 13

Pregnancy

Answer 13

Use - methyldopa, hydralazine

Don’t - ACEI, ARB, diuretic

Question 14

Gout

Answer 14

Don’t - diuretic

Question 15

Cocaine

Answer 15

Use - labetalol, clonidine

Don’t - selective beta blocker

Question 16

GI bleed

Answer 16

Use - non-selective beta

Don’t - Beta blockers

Question 17

Pheo

Answer 17

Use - alpha blocker, then beta blocker

Don’t - selective beta blocker only

Question 18

BPH

Answer 18

Use - alpha-1 antagonist

Don’t - selective beta blocker