Chapter 40: Hypertension

Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioner Prescribers 3rd Edition by Teri Moser Woo

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Chapter 40: Hypertension

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   At which stage/classification of hypertension should drug therapy be instituted according to the JNC-7 Report?

A. Prehypertension
B. Stage 1
C. Stage 2
D. Any stage where the blood pressure is greater than 120/80 mm Hg

 

 

____     2.   Because primary hypertension has no identifiable cause, treatment is based on interfering with the physiological mechanisms that regulate blood pressure. Thiazide diuretics treat hypertension because they:

A. Increase renin secretion
B. Decrease the production of aldosterone
C. Deplete body sodium and reduce fluid volume
D. Decrease blood viscosity

 

 

____     3.   Because of its action on various body systems, the patient taking a thiazide or loop diuretic may also need to receive:

A. Potassium supplements
B. Calcium supplements
C. Magnesium supplements
D. Phosphates supplements

 

 

____     4.   All patients with hypertension benefit from diuretic therapy, but those who benefit the most are:

A. Those with orthostatic hypertension
B. African Americans
C. Those with stable angina
D. Diabetics

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. ANS:  B                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  C                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  A                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  B                    PTS:   1

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