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Patients needing a 4th antihypertensive:\nBlood K+ ≤ 4.5 mmol/l → add _____\nBlood K+ > 4.5 mmol/l → add alpha-blocker or beta-blocker
A patient on an ACEi develops a dry cough. What is the next step? _____
Reducing _____ intake decreases ↓ blood pressure
Hint: substance
What is the imaging modality of choice to confirm/diagnose chronic heart failure? _____
In the management of Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), management of fluid overload symptoms is primarily achieved with _____.
Vasovagal syncopes lasts seconds to minutes with _____ recovery
_____ hypertension (~10% of cases) has an identifiable cause
The most common underlying cause of chronic heart failure is _____
What antihypertensive is given to patients of Black African or African-Caribbean family origin (any age)? _____
What is the likely diagnosis with a 23 yrs old patient that experiences syncopal episodes provoked by strong emotion with nausea, sweating, & pallor prodrome? _____
Hint: ?diagnosis
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