Reválida Médica UBA Practice Questions - Examen General De Competencias Profesionales Para Reválida De Título Médico Extranjero (Universidad De Buenos Aires) Exam

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A 52-year-old female presents for a routine check-up. Her seated blood pressure is 164/98 mmHg on two separate office visits. She has no history of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or target organ damage. According to the Argentine Consensus on Arterial Hypertension (SAC/FAC/SAHA), what is the recommended initial management strategy?

Initiate monotherapy with a low-dose loop diuretic and re-evaluate in 6 months Recommend lifestyle modifications alone for 6 months before considering any pharmacotherapy Initiate combination therapy with two first-line antihypertensive agents from different classes (e.g., ACEi or ARB plus DHP calcium channel blocker or thiazide-like diuretic) Initiate dual therapy with an ACE inhibitor combined with an Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB)

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Initiate combination therapy with two first-line antihypertensive agents from different classes (e.g., ACEi or ARB plus DHP calcium channel blocker or thiazide-like diuretic)

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