Week 3 Advance Pharmacology - Do a web search to locate

Florida International University Week 3 Advance Pharmacology Questions

Requirements: 

1. Do a web search to locate the current JNC8 and ACC/AHA guidelines for hypertension.  
2. Compare and contrast the two sets of guidelines according to the following:
   • Define the classes of hypertension (normal, elevated, stage 1 & stage 2) according to each guideline. 
   • What are the thresholds for initiating treatment? 
   • What are the treatment goals? (Hint: there may be multiple treatment goals based on certain populations such as diabetics) 
   • What medications are recommended to treat hypertension in the African American population? 
   • Discuss why one set of guidelines might be used over the other (i.e., is one superior to the other ?)