Author Question: The nurse is caring for an African American male who has just been diagnosed with hypertension. The ... (Read 111 times)

torybrooks · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is caring for an African American male who has just been diagnosed with hypertension. The nurse anticipates that this patient will be started on which medications?

1. A thiazide diuretic
2. A calcium channel blocker
3. An ACE inhibitor
4. A beta-adrenergic antagonist
5. An angiotensin-II receptor blocker

Question 2

The nurse is educating a patient who has been diagnosed with hypertension and explains that the criteria that will be used to determine medication management include the patient's

1. risk factors.
2. comorbid medical conditions.
3. age.
4. degree of blood pressure elevation.
5. occupational status.

DylanD1323 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Thiazide diuretics seem to provide the greatest blood pressure reduction in this population.
Rationale 2: Calcium channel blockers seem to provide the greatest blood pressure reduction in this population.
Rationale 3: Monotherapy with ACE inhibitors does not reduce blood pressure as effectively in African Americans as in other groups.
Rationale 4: Monotherapy with beta-adrenergic antagonists does not reduce blood pressure as effectively in African Americans as in other groups.
Rationale 5: Monotherapy with angiotensin-II receptor blockers does not reduce blood pressure as effectively in African Americans as in other groups.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,4
Rationale 1: The patient's risk factors guide the pharmacotherapy of hypertension.
Rationale 2: The patient's comorbid medical conditions guide the pharmacotherapy of hypertension.
Rationale 3: The patient's age is not a factor in the pharmacotherapy of hypertension.
Rationale 4: The patient's degree of hypertension guides the pharmacotherapy of hypertension.
Rationale 5: The patient's current occupation is not a factor in the pharmacotherapy of hypertension.