Hypertension Flashcards
Dr. J has a blood pressure of 138/82mmHg. What classification does she fall under?
a. Normal
b. Prehypertension
c. Stage 1 HTN
d. Stage 2 HTN
e. Whitecoat HTN
b. Prehypertension
Diego has a blood pressure of 142/94mmHg. What is his classification of HTN?
a. Normal
b. Prehypertension
c. Stage 1
d. Stage 2
e. Whitecoat HTN
C. Stage 1 HTN
Don Vicente has a blood pressure of 162/102mmHg. What is his classification of HTN?
a. Normal
b. Prehypertension
c. Stage 1 HTN
d. Stage 2 HTN
e. whitecoat HTN
d. Stage 2 HTN
Don Vicente is a grumpy 75 year old hispanic male that has a blood pressure of 162/102mmHg. What is his goal BP goal?
a. SBP of <150 and DBP <90
b. SBP of <140 and DBP<90
a. <150/ <90
Raquel is a 45 year old hispanic woman with a BP of 142/94mmHg. She was diagnosed with diabetes and CKD. What is her BP goal?
a. SBP of <150 and DBP <90
b. SBP of <140 and DBP<90
b. <140/<90
Don Vicente loves pickles with salt, lime and lucas and works a desk job everyday. He enjoys a smoke here and there as well as drinking his one bottle of wine everynight before going to bed. How many risk factors does he have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. none
d. 4
1. salt intake
2. sedetary lifestyle with the desk job
3. smoking
4. alcohol consumption
Raquel is a 45 yo hispanic woman with a BP of 142/94mmHg. She was recently diagnosed with diabetes.
She is obese, doesnt smoke, drinks 2 beers every weekend, her only exercise is at work when she cleans.
How many risk factors does she have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. none
d. 4
1. diabetes
2. obesity
3. alcohol consumption
4. sedetary lifestyle
Anita is a pharmacist intern and she is going over non-pharmacologic therapy with Dr. Cauthon’s patients.
Select all that apply. Which of the following should she go over with the patients?
a. weight loss
b. DASH Diet
c. Salt Reduction
d. Exercise
e. Alcohol Consumption
f. smoking cessation
its all of thems
Moquisha is a 45 yo African American with diagnosed with diabetes and a BP of 144/96mmHg. What pharmacologic therapy should she take?
a. chlorthalidone 12.5mg PO Daily
b. chlorthalidone 25mg PO daily
c. chlorthalidone 12.5mg PO BID
d. hydrochlorothizade 12.5mg PO daily
a. chlorthiazide 12.5mg PO daily
a. correct starting dose
b. wrong bc its the max dose
c. wrong! chlorthalidone is dosed daily not BID
d. wrong! hydrochlorothizide is dosed BID not daily
Moquisha is a 45 year African American women with diabetes. What pharmacologic therapy should she take? select all that apply.
a. thiazide-type diuretic
b. calcium channel blocker
c. ACE inhibitor
d. ARB
a, b
Moquisha comes back 2 weeks later and her blood pressure still didn’t drop even after she swear to da lawrd that she is taking her medications and she stopped eating tha popeyes. How do we go about adjusting her medications.
a. wait until she gets a hypertensive crisis
b. titrate her first medication to the max
c. add a second medication
d. nothing, keep her taking the same dose
b,c
Sharquesha was at this healthfair having a good time telling Jeanette her life story and how her head hurts. Jeanette takes her BP and turns out to be 200/ 110mmHg. Jeanette goes OMG! What hypertensive crisis is this?
a. hypertensive urgency
b. hypertensive emergency
c. white coat hypertension
d. she fine, she can walk it off
a. hypertensive emergecy
