Hypertension: pharmacology practice questions
Hypertension is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 39 exam-style Hypertension questions, each written to test the clinical decisions these licensing exams actually reward — mechanism of action, dosing, monitoring parameters, adverse effects, contraindications and patient counseling.
Try the sample questions below to see the style and difficulty, then practice the full set with instant feedback and progress tracking.
Sample questions
- 15-10% within the first 4-6 hours
- 2≤ 25% within the first hour
- 325-30% in the next 10 minutes
- 4≤ 40% within the first hour
- 5As fast as possible to reach a goal of < 130/80 mmHg
SH, a 55-year-old white male, has just been diagnosed with hypertension. He has no other known medical conditions. His blood pressure runs between 162-170/97-99 mmHg. Choose an appropriate initial treatment regimen for this patient? (Select ALL that apply.)
- 1Losartan and hydrochlorothiazide
- 2Amlodipine and benazepril
- 3Ziac
- 4Exforge
- 5Hydrochlorothiazide and labetalol
JG is a white male patient who presents with high blood pressure on several visits. Which classes of medications are appropriate as initial therapy for JG? (Select ALL that apply.)
- 1Potassium-sparing diuretics
- 2ACE inhibitors
- 3Angiotensin receptor blockers
- 4Calcium channel blockers
- 5Thiazide-type diuretics
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