Question 10 see full question a group of students are

Question 10
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A group of students are reviewing the various antihypertensive agents available. The
students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which agent
as an example of a renin inhibitor?
Reference:
 Frandsen, G., & Pennington, S.S. Abrams' Clinical Drug Therapy: Rationales for
Nursing Practice , 10
th
ed., Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams
& Wilkins, 2014, Chapter 28: Drug Therapy for Hypertension, p. 516.
Chapter 28: Drug Therapy for Hypertension - Page 516
Answer Key
Question 1
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Once a client develops primary hypertension, therapy should last for how long?

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Lifelong
Explanation:
Once primary hypertension develops, management of the disorder becomes a lifetime
task.
Reference:
 Frandsen, G., & Pennington, S.S. Abrams’ Clinical Drug Therapy: Rationales for
Nursing Practice , 10
th
ed., Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams
& Wilkins, 2014, Chapter 28: Drug Therapy for Hypertension, p. 515.
Chapter 28: Drug Therapy for Hypertension - Page 515
Question 2
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Both primary and secondary hypertension are disease processes evident across the
lifespan. Primary hypertension can be controlled with appropriate therapy. What is
considered curative in secondary hypertension?
Reference:
 Frandsen, G., & Pennington, S.S. Abrams’ Clinical Drug Therapy: Rationales for
Nursing Practice , 10
th
ed., Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams
& Wilkins, 2014, Chapter 28: Drug Therapy for Hypertension, p. 514.
Chapter 28: Drug Therapy for Hypertension - Page 514
Question 3
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Why is it important for a nurse to encourage the client to control the blood pressure?
(Select all that apply.)

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Hypertension increases risk of stroke.

Hypertension increases the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque.

Hypertension increases the workload of the heart.
Correct response:

Hypertension increases the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque.

Hypertension increases risk of stroke.

Hypertension increases the workload of the heart.
Explanation:
Plaque, stroke, and increased workload are consequences of hypertension. Increased
risk of kidney disease, heart failure, and blindness are also consequences of
hypertension.