Pharm 895 Hypertension Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions
Prehypertension - ✔️✔️120-139/80-89
Hypertension Stage I - ✔️✔️140-159/90-99
Hypertension Stage II - ✔️✔️over 160/100
Goal blood pressure for patients over age 60 - ✔️✔️less than 150/90
Goal blood pressure for patients under age 60 - ✔️✔️less than 140/90
Goal blood pressure for all adults with CKD or DM regardless of age - ✔️✔️less than 140/90
First line treatment for patients of all ages, nonblack, with or without DM - ✔️✔️Thiazides,
ACEi, ARB, CCB
First line treatment for black patients with or without DM - ✔️✔️Thiazide, CCB
First line treatment for patients of any race with CKD with or without DM - ✔️✔️ACEi, ARB
General management strategy - ✔️✔️If goal is not achieved after 1 month, increase dose or
add a second agent.
Never use ACEi and ARB together
If goal not achieved with two drugs, titrate up and add a third
If not controlled with 3 drugs, refer to specialist and/or switch to different drug classes
Thiazides - ✔️✔️MOA: Blocks Na/Cl transporter in distal convoluted tubule
Early effect- decreasing blood volume and CO
Late effect- CO normalizes, systemic vascular resistance decreases
Includes HCTZ, chlorthalidone, indapamide, metolazone
Major adverse effects: hyponatremia, hypokalemia, metabolic acidosis
*dose adjust for renal impairment
ACE Inhibitors - ✔️✔️MOA: prevent angiotensin I from converting to angiotensin II and so no
vasoconstriction and no aldosterone secretion
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