A 58-year-old man with type 2 diabetes has average office BPs 134/84 mm Hg on repeated measurements and a 10-year ASCVD risk of 15%. What is the recom...

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A 58-year-old man with type 2 diabetes has average office BPs 134/84 mm Hg on repeated measurements and a 10-year ASCVD risk of 15%. What is the recommended management of blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Initiate antihypertensive pharmacotherapy with a BP target

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Lifestyle modification only

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Initiate therapy with a target

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Start a beta blocker as first-line therapy

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Defer treatment for 3 months to confirm hypertension

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Hypertension

A 58-year-old man with type 2 diabetes has average office BPs 134/84 mm Hg on repeated measurements and a 10-year ASCVD risk of 15%. What is the recommended management of blood pressure?