A 64-year-old man with HTN and diabetes has average BP 138/86 mm Hg in clinic; ASCVD risk 12%. According to the 2017 guideline, what is the threshold ...

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A 64-year-old man with HTN and diabetes has average BP 138/86 mm Hg in clinic; ASCVD risk 12%. According to the 2017 guideline, what is the threshold to start pharmacologic therapy for Stage 1 HTN?

Accepted Answer

>=130/80 with 10-year ASCVD risk >=10%

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>=150/90

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>=140/90 regardless of risk

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>=130/80 regardless of risk

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>=120/70

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Hypertension (initiation threshold)

A 64-year-old man with HTN and diabetes has average BP 138/86 mm Hg in clinic; ASCVD risk 12%. According to the 2017 guideline, what is the threshold to start pharmacologic therapy for Stage 1 HTN?