NU 636 Quiz 2 – Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+

NU 636 Quiz 2 – Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+. On your schedule for today is a 51-year-old African American male patient diagnosed three months ago with hypertension. The patient was started on chlorthalidone 25mg and educated on the DASH diet. At his one month follow up his chlorthalidone was increased to 50mg a day. He is I for his three month follow up. His BP today is 162/108. You review his home BP log and find todays reading aligns with most of the readings he documented from home monitoring. Witch the following is the most appropriate addition to his treatment plan? A .Add Ramipril 2.5 mg b .Change from Chlorthalidone to HCTZ c. Add Carvedilol 12.5 mg d. Add 5 mg of amlodipine 2. You have calculated the 10-Year risk of cardiac disease and stroke for your Type2 diabetic patient and find their values place in the pharmacologic treatment benefit range. The patient is averse to taking a statin but agrees to a trial of niacin. Patient education needs to include which of the following instructions? a .Avoid Prolonged Sun exposure. b. Decrease daily fluid intake c. Reduce frequency of blood glucose monitoring. d. Monitor for signs of orthostatic hypotension. 3. A 77-year-old patient with a history of hypertension comes in newly diagnosed with heart failure. Understanding the treatment guidelines for heart failure which of the following would you anticipate the patient to have been initially prescribed for NYHA class I/AHA stage A heart failure? A. Diurectic B. Calcium Channel Blocker C. ACE inhibitor D. Beta Blocker 4. You are seeing an 88 year old female patient in follow up for her long standing hypertension. Her hypertension. Her hypertension is well managed on 80 mg of Diovan (valsartan) for several years. Understanding the mechanism of action of the ARBs you know it works to lower blood pressure by which of the following? a. Facilitates the release of aldosterone b. Inhibits calcium influx into smooth muscle c. Enhances prostaglandin synthesis d. Blocks the action of angiotensin II 5. Ms. Y is a 74 year old African American female in for her annual health evaluation. She denies any health problems or concerns. She is not on any routine medications and reports to taking melatonin 5mg occasionally at night to sleep. Her BP on intake for the visit is 147/88. Based on the JNC 8 guidelines which of the following interventions should be included in the treatment plan for her? o Prescribe 12.5 mg chlorthalidone daily o Prescribe 5 mg amlodipine daily