During the last week of the semester, we will focus on the clinical pharmacology of antihypertensives. These, together with diuretics, are two groups of drugs that every physician encounters daily with his/her patients. Although each in perhaps a slightly different context - newly initiated therapy, titration of therapy when ineffective or when adverse effects occur, perioperative management, drug-induced hypertension, and many other situations. This week we focus on antihypertensives.

Please study the relevant pre-class reading (chapter 8 in the book). The link can be found here:

By reviewing this pre-class reading and the materials on diuretics from last week, you have gained a comprehensive overview of the pharmacology and clinical pharmacology of antihypertensives. And we can address the applications of this knowledge in terms of how to reasonably select a particular drug for a particular patient. Let's watch a video lecture dedicated to these questions. It is approximately 19 minutes long, and you can find the handout below.

Handouts for the video lecture can be found here:

Test your knowledge after reading the pre-class reading chapters and listening to the complementary lecture.

Try taking the ROPOT test here:

And now you can look forward to the TBL lesson where we will focus on the management of hypertension in a virtual patient.