A client with a history of heart disease has been diagnosed with hypertension. Which class of drugs is likely to be prescribed?
1. Calcium channel blockers
2. Thiazide diuretics
3. ACE inhibitors
4. Beta blockers
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Calcium channel blockers protect the heart from hypertension, but do not specifically help protect the heart from heart disease.
Rationale 2: Thiazide diuretics protect the heart from hypertension, but do not specifically help protect the heart from heart disease.
Rationale 3: ACE inhibitors can protect the heart from heart disease, but not to the extent that beta blockers can.
Rationale 4: Beta blockers are typically given to clients with heart disease to protect the heart. JNC VI recommends that clients with other compelling factors be given an antihypertensive that also treats the "other" factors.
Global Rationale: Beta blockers are typically given to clients with heart disease to protect the heart. JNC VI recommends that clients with other compelling factors be given an antihypertensive that also treats the "other" factors. Calcium channel blockers, thiazide diuretics, and ACE inhibitors protect the heart from hypertension, but do not specifically help protect the heart from heart disease.
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