Question 202 · LEK · Treatment
A 45-year-old professionally active woman was diagnosed with arterial hypertension. The blood pressure measured at home was 160/100 mmHg. The pharmacological therapy should be started with:
- A. angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor.
- B. thiazide or thiazide-like diuretic.
- C. calcium channel blocker.
- D. combination therapy - angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor with thiazide diuretic.
- E. angiotensin II receptor blocker.
Hint
Consider the grade of hypertension and what current European and Polish guidelines recommend as initial therapy for most patients.
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