Thiazides
Question 10
Which of these statements are true?
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| 1. Thiazides are only useful as a second or third line agent treatment of HTN | select | |
| 2. Thiazides are useful in treatment of elderly patients with HTN. | select | |
| 3. Thiazides are useful in treatment of black patients with HTN. | select | |
| 4. Loop diuretics are better HTN and thiazides for heart failure. | select |
Question 11
Common side effects of thiazide diuretics include:
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| 1. Ankle oedema | select | |
| 2. Hyponatraemia | select | |
| 3. Hypercalciuria | select | |
| 4. Cough | select | |
| 5. Hypokalaemia | select |
Beta-blockers
Question 12
What patients are more likely to benefit from taking Beta-blockers?
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| 1. Patients with Afro-Caribean origin | select | |
| 2. Patients suffering from migraine | select | |
| 3. Asthmatic patients | select | |
| 4. Patients with anxiety disorders | select | |
| 5. Ischaemic heart disease patients | select | |
| 6. Young white males | select |
General feedback on these answers.
Question 13
What are the common side effects of Beta-blockers?
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| 1. Bronchospasm | select | |
| 2. Impotence | select | |
| 3. Peripheral vascular disease | select |
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| 4. Cough | select | |
| 5. Heart block | select | |
| 6. Hypoglycaemic unawareness | select |
ACE inhibitors
Question 14
In what groups of patients are ACE inhibitors more effective?
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| 1. Diabetic patients | select | |
| 2. Patients with chronic cardiac failure | select | |
| 3. Elderly patients | select | |
| 4. Proteinuric patients | select | |
| 5. Black patients | select |
Question 15
What are the side effects of ACE-I?
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| 1. Acute renal failure (acute kidney injury) | select | |
| 2. Impotence | select | |
| 3. Cough | select | |
| 4. Hyperkalaemia | select | |
| 5. Angioedema | select |
Calcium Channel blockers
Question 16
What are the common side effects of CCB?
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| 1. Headache | select | |
| 2. Renal failure | select | |
| 3. Bradycardia | select | |
| 4. Angioedema | select | |
| 5. Broncospasm | select |
Question 17
What patients benefit from calcium channel blockers usage?
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| 1. Patients with cardiovascular disease | select | |
| 2. Elderly patients (>55yo) | select | |
| 3. Patients with chronic heart failure | select | |
| 4. Patients with migraine | select |
Quiz
Answers to the next five questions are one of the following, each answer should be used once:
| A - Lifestyle modifications for 12 months | |
| B - Thiazides | |
| C - Lifestyle modifications for 6 months | |
| D - Beta blockers | |
| E - Lifestyle modifications and ACE-I |
Choose the best therapy for:
| 1. 36 year old white man with HTN and no end organ damage signs. | Your answer should be this |
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| 2. 50 year old white woman with DM and protein in her urine. | Your answer should be this |
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| 3. 46 year old black man with marked obesity. | Your answer should be this |
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| 4. 63 year old woman of Pakistani origin with BP 160/80. | Your answer should be this |
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| 5. 44 year old white man with HTN resistant to lifestyle changes. | Your answer should be this |
| (no previous) | (no next) |
