Exam 17: Hypertension and Miscellaneous Antihypertensive Medications

An 80-year-old male patient will begin taking an a-antiadrenergic medication.The primary care NP should teach this patient to:

The primary care NP sees a new patient who has diabetes and hypertension and has been taking a thiazide diuretic for 6 months.The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of treatment was 150/95 mm Hg.The blood pressure today is 138/85 mm Hg.The NP should:

The primary care nurse practitioner (NP)sees a patient in the clinic who has a blood pressure of 130/85 mm Hg.The patient's laboratory tests reveal high-density lipoprotein,35 mg/dL; triglycerides,120 mg/dL; and fasting plasma glucose,100 mg/dL.The NP calculates a body mass index of 29.The patient has a positive family history for cardiovascular disease.The NP should:

A patient has three consecutive blood pressure readings of 140/95 mm Hg.The patient's body mass index is 24.A fasting plasma glucose is 100 mg/dL.Creatinine clearance and cholesterol tests are normal.The primary care NP should order:

The primary care NP sees a new African-American patient who has blood pressure readings of 140/90 mm Hg,130/85 mm Hg,and 142/80 mm Hg on three separate occasions.The NP learns that the patient has a family history of hypertension.The NP should:

A 55-year-old patient with no prior history of hypertension has a blood pressure greater than 140/90 on three separate occasions.The patient does not smoke,has a body mass index of 24,and exercises regularly.The patient has no known risk factors for cardiovascular disease.The primary care NP should:

A patient who has had a previous myocardial infarction has a blood pressure of 135/82 mm Hg.The patient's body mass index is 28,and the patient has a fasting plasma glucose of 105 mg/dL.The primary care NP should prescribe: