BANK FINAL EXAM APPROVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (A NEW UPDATED
VERSION 2026) |GUARANTEED PASS A+ |FULL REVISED SARAH
MICHELLE LIVE EXAM 2026-2027 Chamberlain University-
Illinois
AHA/ACC Guidelines for HTN
Normal blood pressure: < 120/80
elevated: 120-129/< 80
Stage 1: 130-139/80-89, assess ASCVD risk
Stage 2: > 140 or > 90, start medications
10-year ASCVD risk cutoff: > 10%
how will you treat stage 1 with < 10 % ASCVD: Lifestyle
modifications how will you treat sage 1 with > 10 % ASCVD:
Medication
goal blood pressure: < 130/80
,First line HTN medications
what preventative health habits and modifications
should be recommended?
- diet
-exercise
-smoking cessation
Four first-line medication classes
-ACE inhibitors
-ARBS
-Thiazide diruetics
-Calcium channel blockers
,ACE inhibitors
-"prils"
side effects:
- dry, hacking cough
-poss angioedema
-risk for hyperkalemia
most patients, renal protective, decreases BP/proteinuria
Monitor kidney function, stop if GFR decreases by 30% or if Cr
increases by 30%.
Cardioprotective
, Thiazide diuretics
-"HCTZ, Cholorthialidone"
great for patients with
osteoporosis may adversely
increase
- uric acid
-triglycerides
-glucose
Avoid in GFR <
30 "-thia"
chlorthalidone is cardioprotective