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Hypertension/HF Flashcards

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What are the symptoms of acute heart failure?

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Sudden onset breathlessness, crackles, fatigue, oedema, cough/wheeze, pink phlegm

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What are the causes of acute heart failure?

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  • Infection
  • Allergic reaction
  • PE
  • Bypass surgery
  • MI
  • Arrhythmias
  • Acute on chronic
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How is acute heart failure treated?

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1st - LMNOP - furosemide, morphine, nitrates, high flow oxygen, position
(NICE do not recommend nitrates but they are being increasingly used)

DONT GIVE B BLOCKERS

2nd - NIV, mechanical ventilation, inotropes, surgery for vascular disease

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What do you give to patients with acute heart failure after they have stabilised?

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  • Beta blocker and ACEi
  • Salt/fluid restriction
  • DVT prophylaxis - tinzaparin
  • Increase furosemide, add thiazide, monitor U&E
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How is heart failure diagnosed?

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Pro-BNP and cardiac abnormalities on ECHO

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What are the symptoms of chronic heart failure?

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Shortness of breath, wheeze, fatigue, oedema

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What causes chronic heart failure?

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  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cor pulmonale
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes
  • Valvular disease
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Inherited conditions
  • Pericarditis
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How is chronic heart failure treated?

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1st - ACEi/ARB and B blocker and diuretics
2nd - Spironolactone, hydralazine + nitrate
3rd - Digoxin

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Which drugs give prognostic benefit?

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ACEi/ARB and beta blockers, particularly to those with HF due to LVSD

Spironolactone - need to monitor U&E

Hydralazine/nitrates for those intolerant to ACEi/ARB

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Which patients should be given digoxin for chronic heart failure?

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Treatment resistant or AF (elderly, sedentary)

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Which drugs give symptomatic benefit?

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Loop diuretics - furosemide

Digoxin

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What are the aims of treatment in patients with heart failure?

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Symptom relief
•	reduce SOB, fluid retention
•	diuretics, ACEI
•	digoxin if still symptomatic on optimal dose ACEI/diuretics
Survival benefit
•	ACEI
•	Beta Blocker
•	Spironolactone (post MI)
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What comorbidities do you need to be aware of when treating HF?

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BP – high or low
• If hypotensive – cant use GTN as nitrates make you hypotensive

Asthma – avoid β blockers

Renal - Toxicity of ACEi and ARB

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Do you use beta blockers in acute HF?

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NO!!! - If used in acute heart failure you could patient into cardiogenic shock and kill them. Need to wait until HF has stabilized.

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What drugs do we use in acute HF?

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Inotropes - e.g dobutamine (acute/cardiogenic shock)
Opiates - Diamorphine
Nitrates - e.g GTN
Loop diuretics - furosemide

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What drugs do we use in chronic HF?

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Loop diruetics - furosemide
K sparing diuretics - spironolactone
ACEis - lisinopril, ramipril
ARBs - losartan
Beta blockers - atenolol
Cardiac glycosides - digoxin
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What is the use of furosemide in HF?

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Acutely used IV in combo with oxygen therapy, used to shift fluid (put in a catheter)

Chronic – figure out what dose ~40mg

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What is the use of diarmorphine in HF?

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Acute phase breathlessness

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What is the use of GTN in HF?

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Offload the preload of the heart (careful of hypotension)

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What is the use of inotropes in HF?

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Help to continue kidney perfusion, but can cause arrhtymias

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What is the use of K+ sparing diuretics in HF?

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Spironolactone - often used in combo with loop diuretics to fine tune treatment in chronic.
Can cause hyperkalaemia.

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What is the use of ACEis in HF?

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Chronic - Start with a low dose and titrate up, checking kidney function as you go. Common side effect is the dry cough.

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What is the use of ARBs in HF?

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Chronic - Start with a low dose and titrate up, checking kidney function as you go. Alternate if ACE cause bad side effects.

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What is the use of loop diuretics in HF?

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Symptomatic benefit - loss of oedema and work on the heart

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What is the use of digoxin in HF?

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Use in treatment resistant or AF, very narrow therapeutic range → can cause digoxin toxicity.

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26
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What is the ACD rule when managing hypertension?

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  1. Acei/ARB or CCB
  2. Add thiazide like Diuretic
  3. Add further Diuretic of a/b blocker
27
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Which ACEis are used in HTN?

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Lisinopril, ramipril, enalapril

28
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What are the indications for using ACEis in HTN?

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First line for <55, non-afrocarribbean

29
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What are the contraindications to using ACEis in HTN?

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  • Pregnancy
  • Peripheral vascular disease
  • Renal disease
  • Hyperkalemia
30
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What are the side effects of ACEis?

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Dry cough, hypotension, fatigue, headache, renotoxic (must monitor U&E)

31
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How do ACEis work?

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Stop the action of ACE and therefore prevent conversion of angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2, thus inhibiting the RAAS

32
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Which CCBs are used in HTN?

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Nifedipine, amlodipine, verapamil

33
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What are the indications for using CCBs in HTN?

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First line for >55 or black afrocaribbean (as they have a more salt sensitive HTN)

34
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What are the contraindications for using CCBs in HTN?

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Right sided heart failure

35
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What are the side effects of CCBs?

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Dizziness, constipation, facial redness (no metabolic effects)

36
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How do CCBs work?

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Stop calcium influx into vascular smooth muscle therefore stopping vasoconstriction

37
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Which ARBs are used in HTN?

38
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What are the indications for using ARBs in HTN?

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Cant tolerate ACEis

39
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What are the side effects of ARBs?

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Headache, dizziness, myalgia

40
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How do ARBs work?

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Stop angiotensin binding to receptor, thus inhibiting the RAAS system

41
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Which b blockers are used in HTN?

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Atenolol (sometimes combined with an alpha blocker such as doxazosin)

42
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What are the indications for b blockers in HTN?

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Use of unable to tolerate other drugs or women of child bearing age

43
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What are the contraindications for b blockers in HTN?

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  • Asthma
  • COPD
  • Heart block
44
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What are the side effects of beta blockers?

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Dizziness, SOB

45
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How do b blockers work?

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Antagnose B1 receptors in the heart to reduce HR

46
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Which a blockers are used in HTN?

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Doxazosin (use in combo with b blocker)

47
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What are the indications and contraindications for a blockers?

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I - prostatism

CI - urinary incontinence

48
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Which diuretics are used in HTN?

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Thiazide like - sulphonamide, indapamide
Potassium-sparing - spironolactone
Thiazides - bendroflumathiazide

49
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What are the indications for diuretics in HTN?

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Varied, usually when people haven’t responded well to ACEis/ARB/CCB

50
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What are the contraindications for diuretics in HTN?

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Gout, renal failure

51
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How do diuretics work?

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Thiazide-like - net loss of Na and H20
Spironolactone - act on DCT and collecting duct
Thiazides - net loss of Na and H20

52
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What are the side effects of diuretics?

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Hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidemia

53
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Which drugs are best used in pregnancy ?

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Methyldopa
Nifedipine
Labetolol

54
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Which drugs can’t you use in pregnancy?

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Beta blockers (excpet labetolol)
• Unsafe in pregnancy before 28weeks gestation (growth retardation)
Thiazides
• Unsafe in pregnancy (oligohydramnios)
ACE Inhibitors
• Unsafe throughout pregnancy (congenital malformations (1st trimester exposure) and ACEI fetopathy (2nd trimester exposure).

A2 Antagonists also contraindicated.

55
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What is stage 1 hypertension?

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Clinic BP >140/90 AND ABPM>135/85

56
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What is stage 2 hypertension?

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Clinic BP>160/100 AND ABPM>150/95

57
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What is stage 3 hypertension?

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Clinic BP>180 systolic or 110 diastolic

58
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When do you start initiating treatment in a pt with hypertension?

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Offer to stage 1 if they also have:
- target organ damage
- renal disease
- established cardiovascular disease
- diabetes
- 10yr cardiovascular risk >20% using the QRISK score
Offer to all in stage 2 or above
59
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What is white coat hypertension?

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A discrepancy of over 20/10 mmhg between clinic and home readings

60
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Aside from medication, what should be offered to all people with HTN?

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Urine dip - proteinuria, albumin:creatinine ratio, haematuria
Bloods - glucose, electrolytes, creatinine, eGFR, cholesterol
Fundi exam - hypertensive retinopathy
ECG - cardiovascular, K
Lifestyle advice - smoking, diet, exercise

61
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What is the target BP if under 80yo with HTN?

62
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What is the target BP if over 80yo with HTN?

63
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What are the causes of secondary HTN?

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  • Renal disease, renal artery stenosis (fibromuscular hyperplasia in this age group), pre-eclampsia,
  • Conn’s syndrome (primary hyperaldosteronism causes sodium retention and low potassium),
  • Cushing’s syndrome, Coarctation, Phaeochromocytoma, Acromegaly
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What are the complications of HTN?

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• MI
• Left ventricular hypertension → very tall QRS
• Stroke → Cerebral infarction, brain haemorrhage, Lacunar syndromes, Multi-infarct disease
• Hypertensive nephrosclerosis → monitor protein urea. Also monitor urine for Albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR). ACR<2 is normal. Haematuria if a bad sign, especially in men, of kidney damage.
• Eyes → Earliest HTN sign is silver wiring – silver look to the arteries. Severe = papilloedema.
• Dissecting aortic aneurysm → severe tearing pain… measure BP in both arms, it will be significantly lower in the left arm than the right arm.
• Peripheral Vascular disease → especially in combination with smoking and diabetes
• Accelerated (malignant) Hypertension – Medical emergency (SBP >200)
o Headache, Visual impairment, Renal impairment, Cardiac failure, Neurological signs, Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia, Fundal changes

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