Question

A 58-year-old woman has newly diagnosed stage 2 hypertension confirmed by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (daytime average 162/98 mmHg). She is of White British ethnicity with no diabetes. What is the recommended first-line pharmacological treatment?

Accepted Answer

Calcium-channel blocker (e.g., amlodipine)

Answer

ACE inhibitor (e.g., ramipril)

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Thiazide-like diuretic (e.g., indapamide)

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Beta-blocker (e.g., bisoprolol)

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Alpha-blocker (e.g., doxazosin)

Practice question

A 58-year-old woman has newly diagnosed stage 2 hypertension confirmed by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (daytime average 162/98 mmHg). She is of White British ethnicity with no diabetes. What is the recommended first-line pharmacological treatment?