Internal Medicine Workshop Series Laos September /October 2009
A 65 year old woman who lives in Sekong comes to the district health center because of pneumonia. You treat her pneumonia but notice that her blood pressure is 150/100 ◦ Will you treat her? ◦ What will you council her? ◦ When will you see her again?
A 50 year old farmer from Sekong comes to hospital with a headache. His blood pressure is 180/110 ◦ Will you treat him? ◦ What medication will you use first? ◦ What medication will you use second? ◦ What is the target blood pressure?
BP > 160/100 on first visit BP > 140/90 on more than one visit Any patient with hypertensive crisis
<140/90 Diabetes <130/80 Chronic renal disease <130/80
Aging Male Family history
Inactive Bad eating habits Obesity Smoking Diabetes Dyslipidemia Stress
Cerebrovascular disease (stroke, TIA) Cardiac disease (myocardial infarction, heart failure) Chronic renal disease Peripheral artery disease
Stop smoking Loose weight Decrease salt in food Physical activity Decrease alcohol Manage stress
Thiazide diuretic Calcium channel blocker (long acting) ACE inhibitor (angiotensin converting enzyme) ARB (angiotensin receptor blocker) Beta blocker (less than age 60)
Low dose of several drugs better than high dose of 1or 2 drugs Beta Blockers, ACE and ARB not additive Best to combine them with a diuretic or calcium channel blocker
Non compliance Secondary Hypertension Lifestyle
2/3 patients need 2 drugs 1/3 patients need 3 drugs
A 65 year old woman who lives in Sekong comes to the district health center because of pneumonia. You treat her pneumonia but notice that her blood pressure is 150/100 ◦ Will you treat her? ◦ What will you council her? ◦ When will you see her again?
A 50 year old farmer from Sekong comes to hospital with a headache. His blood pressure is 180/110 ◦ Will you treat him? ◦ What medication will you use first? ◦ What medication will you use second? ◦ What is the target blood pressure?
Do not use ACE and ARB in pregnancy
Methyldopa Labetolol Nifedipine (short or long acting) Hydralazine
Labetolol Nifedipine XL Methyldopa Captopril Enalapril