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Selected Geriatric Problems

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The aging CV system   Decreased atrial compliance, increased S BP, loss of beta-adrenergic responsiveness, lowered barorecptor sensitivity, CO decreased with exercise compared to younger people  
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___ % of pts 75 and over have HTN   70%  
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HTN also associated with   vascular dementia, stroke, erectile dysfunction adn nephropathy  
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Isolated systolic HTN   is common in elderly and is a predictor of adverse CV events“underwear theory” of arterial stiffness leads to inflammation, fibrosis, smooth muscle hypertrophy  
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___ is a greater predictor of adverse events than SBP or DBP   Widened Pulse Pressure; >40  
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___ study showed that people over 80 with a SBP equal or greater to 160 benefit greatly from a thiazide diuretic and ACEI   HYVET  
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Treatment of the group of older pts with SBP <160 is   controversial  
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Prevalence of postprandial HTN in elderly.   26%. possibly due to blood being pulled into the splanchnic vessels  
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Tx of HTN in elderly   First line: Thiazide diuretics. Then BB, ACEI or ARB, CCBs  
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Common AE of BB   depression  
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Avoid Thiazide's in pts with   renal failure, incontinence  
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Choose _____ for pts with CHF, DM, CRF   ACEI or ARB  
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Avoid BB in pts with   COPD, claudication, conduction, abnormalities, depression  
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how to treat HTN in patients with BPH   May use alpha blockers  
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Atypical presentation of Coronary Artery Disease   Dyspnea, Fatigue, Acute confusion, Chest Pain may not occur  
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