Chapter 40: Hypertension
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
__B__ 1. At which stage/classification of hypertension should drug therapy be
instituted according to the JNC-7 Report?
A. Prehypertension
B. Stage 1
C. Stage 2
D. Any stage where the blood
pressure is greater than 120/80
mm Hg
__C__ 2. Because primary hypertension has no identifiable cause, treatment is
based on interfering with the physiological mechanisms that regulate
blood pressure. Thiazide diuretics treat hypertension because they:
A. Increase renin secretion
B. Decrease the production of
aldosterone
C. Deplete body sodium and reduce
fluid volume
D. Decrease blood viscosity
__A__ 3. Because of its action on various body systems, the patient taking a
thiazide or loop diuretic may also need to receive:
A. Potassium supplements
B. Calcium supplements
C. Magnesium supplements
D. Phosphates supplements
__B__ 4. All patients with hypertension benefit from diuretic therapy, but those
who benefit the most are:
A. Those with orthostatic
hypertension
B. African Americans
C. Those with stable angina
D. Diabetics
__A__ 5. Beta blockers treat hypertension because they:
A. Reduce peripheral resistance
B. Vasoconstrict coronary arteries
C. Reduce norepinephrine
D. Reduce angiotensin II production
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
__B__ 1. At which stage/classification of hypertension should drug therapy be
instituted according to the JNC-7 Report?
A. Prehypertension
B. Stage 1
C. Stage 2
D. Any stage where the blood
pressure is greater than 120/80
mm Hg
__C__ 2. Because primary hypertension has no identifiable cause, treatment is
based on interfering with the physiological mechanisms that regulate
blood pressure. Thiazide diuretics treat hypertension because they:
A. Increase renin secretion
B. Decrease the production of
aldosterone
C. Deplete body sodium and reduce
fluid volume
D. Decrease blood viscosity
__A__ 3. Because of its action on various body systems, the patient taking a
thiazide or loop diuretic may also need to receive:
A. Potassium supplements
B. Calcium supplements
C. Magnesium supplements
D. Phosphates supplements
__B__ 4. All patients with hypertension benefit from diuretic therapy, but those
who benefit the most are:
A. Those with orthostatic
hypertension
B. African Americans
C. Those with stable angina
D. Diabetics
__A__ 5. Beta blockers treat hypertension because they:
A. Reduce peripheral resistance
B. Vasoconstrict coronary arteries
C. Reduce norepinephrine
D. Reduce angiotensin II production
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