G.S is 30 years old African American woman who was recently diagnosed with hyper
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G.S is 30 years old African American woman who was recently diagnosed with hypertension. Both her mother and sister have hypertension, and both were also in their thirties when it was diagnosed. G.'s most current blood pressure reading is 150/96 mm Hg, and for this reason the nurse practitioner has recommended therapy with captopril (Capoten), light exercise in the form of walking, and relaxation therapy. After 1 month of therapy, G.'s blood pressure is 145/86 mm Hg. Stress reduction has been the biggest obstacle in her treatment, because she is a lawyer with a prominent law firm and has found that her blood pressure is consistently elevated (160/100 mm Hg) whenever she measures it at work. At this follow-up visit, she is also given a prescription for a diuretic to help with her blood pressure control.
1. G.S. tells you that she uses an over-the-counter pain reliever for occasional headaches. What potential interaction is of concern?
Explanation / Answer
Headache is one of the side effect with the drug - Capoten. G.S must change her prescription with doctor's advice by explaining the severity of headache inorder to relieve from the side effects.
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