Jeopardy Segment of Pales HTN CIS Flashcards
Cough is the most annoying side effect of which BP med
- Amlodipine
- Clonidine
- Diltiazem
- Lisinopril
- Losartan
Lisinopril
This BP medication may lead to severe symptomatic bradycardia including heart block when added to a Beta blocker
Hydrochlorothiazide
Lisinopril
Losartan
Nifedipine
Verapamil
Verapamil
Hyperkalemia is a possible life-threatening side effect of which blood pressure medication?
Amlodipine
Carvedilol
Hydrochlorothiazide
Methyldopa
Valsartan
Valsartan (ARBs cause hyperkalemia)
This medication is a drug of choice for treatment of blood pressure for patients with mild to moderate kidney disease (especially with proteinuria), but in patients with severe kidney disease it may tip patient into the ESRD.
Doxazosin
Felodipine
Metoprolol
Ramipril
Spironolactone
Ramipril
How can ACE inhibitors help/hurt the kidneys?
Help: decreases pressure in the glomerulus, preventing sclerosis of the glomeruli.
Hurt: Lowers GFR, if GFR drops too low this can send the patient into ESRD
Almost certainely a TQ here.
Patients with severe sulfa allergies should avoid this BP medication
Amlodipine
Carvedilol
Hydrochlorothiazide
Methyldopa
Valsartan
Hydrochlorothiazide
Alcoholic withdrawals symptoms are helped with this blood pressure medication
Amlodipine
Clonidine
Furosemide
Labetalol
Minoxidil
Clonidine
Patients with history of severe asthma could get an asthma exacerbation with initiation of this blood pressure medication
Amlodipine
Candesartan
Captopril
Labetalol
Terazosin
Labetalol
This medication precipitated condition shown on this picture.
Captopril
Carvedilol
Chlorthalidone
Clonidine
Hydralazine
Chlorthalidone - Thiazides exacerbate the gout by increasing uric acid
This medication may help with symptoms of prostate enlargement, but may cause reflex tachycardia
Amlodipine
Candesartan
Captopril
Labetalol
Terazosin
Terazosin
All of these medications may cause lower extremities edema, except which one?
Amlodipine
Hydralazine
Metoprolol
Minoxidil
Terazosin
Metoprolol
All peripheral vasodilators cause what?
Edema
Watch out for drug induced lupus when you use this Blood Pressure medication at high doses.
Amlodipine
Hydralazine
Losartan
Propranalol
Verapamil
Hydralazine
If you gave a patient hydralazine induced lupus, how would you diagnose it?
Antihistone antibodies
This medication may worsen blood sugar control in diabetic patients
Amlodipine
Diltiazem
Hydrochlorothiazide
Methyldopa
Valsartan
Hydrochlorothiazide
Also used as a hair growth product for alopecia, this BP medication should be used with caution in women not desiring hursitism.
Amlodipine
Hydralazine
Metoprolol
Minoxidil
Terazosin
Minoxidil
This diuretic blood pressure medication should be used in patients with systolic heart failure and in patients with one specific cause of secondary HTN, though it may cause gynecomastia in men.
Ethacrinic
Hydrochlorothiazide
Furosemide
Spironolactone
Triamterene
Spironolactone
According to JNC-VIII guidelines, this medication class is recommended for initial treatment of HTN in non-black population, but not in African-American patients.
ACE Inhibitors
Beta blockers
Calcium Channel blockers
Direct Vasodialators
Thiazide diuretics
ACE inhibitors
In patients with diabetes, the best initial choice of an antihypertensive medication is
Carvedilol
Hydralazine
Hydrochlorothiazide
Lisinopril
Metoprolol
Lisinopril (ACE inhibitor or ARB for initial choice in diabetics)
Patient with recent heart attack, should be on this BP medication
Clonidine
Diltiazem
Hydralazine
Hydrochlorothiazide
Metoprolol
Metoprolol - Beta blockers for post MI patients
In patients with systolic congestive heart failure, all but one of these blood pressure medications should be the first ones to be prescribed.
Bisoprolol
Enalapril
Losartan
Nifedipine
Spironolactone
Nifedipine
What drugs need to be used for CHF patients?
Beta blocker
ARB
Aldosterone inhibitor
ACE Inhibitor
These combination pill is frequently used in treatment of HTN. Each of the medication within the combination often cancel each other’s opposing effect on serum potassium level.
Amlodipine/Valsartan (Exforge)
Atenolol/chlorthalidone (Tenuretic)
Benazapril/Amlodipine (Lotrel)
Lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide (Zestoretic)
Trandalapril/Verapamil (Tarka)
Lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide (Zestoretic)
Thiazide = hypokalemia
ACE inhibitor = Hyperkalemia
In pregnant patients, this medication is preferred to treat HTN because it’s one of the oldest and the most studied in pregnancy
Aliskiren
Hydrochlorothiazide
Lisinopril
Losartan
Methyldopa
Methyldopa