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African-American male presents with angina, a blood pressure of 200/150 and a HR of 100bpm.
Drug of choice? |
non-DHP Ca++ Blocker
VERAPAMIL |
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An African-American male presents with angina, a blood pressure of 200/150 and a HR of 50bpm.
Drug of choice? |
non-DHP Ca++ Blocker
VERAPAMIL or long-acting DHP (to increase HR) AMLODIPINE |
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An African-American male presents with Type1 DM and a blood pressure of 200/150 with a HR of 50bpm.
Drug of choice? |
ACE inhibitor (diabetes)
CAPTOPRIL |
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Drug of choice for hypertensive pregnant women?
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HYDRALAZINE (vasodilator)
METHYLDOPA (alpha2) |
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Strong indications for the use of Propranolol include:
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MI, angina, arrhythmia, fibrillation
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Which two drugs are used in combination to lower BP while keeping risk of hypokalemia and risk of arrhythmia controlled?
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THIAZIDES
AMILORIDE |
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Compelling indication for the use of CAPTOPRIL?
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Diabetes
LV hypertrophy Heart failure MI |
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Contraindication for CAPTOPRIL
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Bilateral renal artery stenois is a risk factor when given CAPTOPRIL for developing renal failure, due to decreased GFR (ACE Inhibitor's sometimes cause)
Pregnancy |
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HTN medication that is contraindicated for in ASTHMA
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Beta Blockers
PROPRANOLOL |
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HTM medication that is contraindicated for in PREGNANCY
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ACE Inhibitors:
CAPTOPRIL AII antagonists: LOSARTAN |
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HTN medication contraindicated in IMPAIRED CARDIAC FUNCTION, CAD
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Ca Blockers
AMILORIDE VERAPAMIL |
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HTN medication contraindicated in RENAL STENOSIS
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ACE inhibitor
CAPTOPRIL |
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Mechanism of action of MINOXIDIL involves the ATP-modulated potassium channel in what to cause what?
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Arteriole smooth muscle. It causes hyperpolarization and relaxation in arteriole vascular smooth muscle with little effect on venous and capacitance vessels.
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SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE causes dephosphorylation of myosin light chain which reduces the contractile state of smooth muscle, evoking what?
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Vasodilation in arterioles and particularly venules!
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Which hypertension drug inhibits adrenergic function of the peripheral postgang adrenergic neurons?
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GUANETHIDINE- replaces and depletes NE of peripheral postgang andrenergic neurons.
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