Hypertension Guidelines

1. Hypertension increases risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the United States.

a) True
b) False

2. Only about 1 in 4 adults (24%) with hypertension have their condition under control.

a) True
b) False

3. According to the Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2018, most people with diabetes and hypertension should be treated to a systolic BP goal of <140 mmHg and a diastolic BP goal of <90 mmHg.

a) True
b) False

4. According to the Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2018, for patients with BP >120/80, lifestyle intervention consists of which of the following?

a) Weight loss if overweight or obese
b) Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) style dietary pattern including reducing sodium and increasing potassium intake
c) Moderation of alcohol intake
d) Increased physical activity
e) All of the above

5. According to the Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2018, treatment for hypertension should include which of these drug classes demonstrated to reduce CV events in patients with diabetes:

a) ACE Inhibitors
b) Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)
c) Thiazide like diuretics
d) Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers
e) All of the above

6. According to the Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2018, patients with confirmed office based blood pressure ≥160/100 mmHg should, in addition to lifestyle therapy, need prompt initiation and timely titration of two drugs or a single pill combination of drugs demonstrated to reduce CV events in patients with diabetes.

a) True
b) False

7. Multiple drug therapy is generally required to achieve BP targets. However, combinations of ACE inhibitors and ARBs and combinations of ACE inhibitors or ARBs with direct renin inhibitors should not be used.

a) True
b) False