Practical Case Studies in Hypertension Management
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Practical Case Studies in
Hypertension Management
Hypertension Management
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Man, 70 years old, ex-smoker since 10 years (20 smoked
cigarettes for 30 years), and overweight after the retirement
(10 years ago), when his blood pressure began to increase.
Eight years ago, he began to take atenolol 50 mg in the
morning, and then it was interrupted because of bradycardia. Therefore, 4 years ago he began taking ramipril/hydrochlorothiazide 5/25 mg ½ tablet each morning. Lately, his
general practitioner (GP) added doxazosin 2 mg 1 tablet
taken at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, because of suboptimal
BP control. He usually does not care much about his health,
but he comes to our hypertension clinic for a general
checkup, hoping to reduce the number of tablets he takes
each day.
cigarettes for 30 years), and overweight after the retirement
(10 years ago), when his blood pressure began to increase.
Eight years ago, he began to take atenolol 50 mg in the
morning, and then it was interrupted because of bradycardia. Therefore, 4 years ago he began taking ramipril/hydrochlorothiazide 5/25 mg ½ tablet each morning. Lately, his
general practitioner (GP) added doxazosin 2 mg 1 tablet
taken at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, because of suboptimal
BP control. He usually does not care much about his health,
but he comes to our hypertension clinic for a general
checkup, hoping to reduce the number of tablets he takes
each day.