QuestionSBA
QuestionChoice
This is a thiazide-like diuretic which is typically used as the next step after CCBs for a patient >55 and/or of African or Caribbean ethnicity.
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d
Indapamide
QuestionChoice
This is an ACE-inhibitor the 1st line treatment for patients who are <55 years old and not of Afro-Caribbean ethnicity.
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b
Ramipril
QuestionChoice
This is an aldosterone receptor antagonist and would be used as step 4 of pharmacological management for hypertension.
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c
Spironolactone
QuestionChoice
This is an angiotensin receptor blocker, often used for patients who are unable to tolerate ACE-I due to the side effects such as dry cough.
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e
Candesartan
QuestionChoice
This patient is >55 years old and of Caribbean ethnicity, therefore she requires a calcium channel blocker as 1st line pharmacological management for her hypertension.
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a
Nifedipine
Concept
Chapter
2693
3701
Hypertension
Topic
134
Cardiology
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A 56-year-old female of Caribbean ethnicity goes to her GP for a routine blood pressure check. Her blood pressure was measured and found to be 155/95 mmHg.

Which of the following is the first-line treatment for hypertension in this patient?
a