Treatment of Hypertension

Question 1

What two diagnostic tests are used to diagnose true hypertension?

Answer 1

• ABPM

- HBPM

Question 2

What is the major side effect of ACE inhibitors?

Answer 2

Teratogenic - issues with pregnancy

Question 3

What common ACEIs are there?

Answer 3

Ramipril - competitive inhibitor

Angiotensin II Antagonists (-Sartans)

Question 4

What are the contraindications of ramipril?

Answer 4

Renal artery stenosis or failure, hyperkalaemia

Question 5

What ADRs are associated with ramipril?

Answer 5

Cough, first dose hypotension, taste disturbance, renal impairment and angioneurotic oedema

Question 6

What drug interactions occur with ramipril?

Answer 6

NSAIDs, potassium supplements and potassium sparing diuretics

Question 7

What are the benefits of using ARBs over Ramipril?

Answer 7

No cough in ARBs

Question 8

What two types of calcium channel blockers?

Answer 8

Vasodilators and Rate limiting

Question 9

What two examples of vasodilating CCBS are there?

Answer 9

Amlodipine and felodipine

Question 10

What two examples of Rate limiting CCBs are there?

Answer 10

Verapamil/Diltiazem