A 56-year-old man with a known history of hypertension treated with a ß-blocker presents to his primary care physician for follow-up. His blood pressure usually runs 130/76 mm Hg and today (at 6-month follow-up) is 170/90 mm Hg. What is the most likely explanation for this finding?

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A 56-year-old man with a known history of hypertension treated with a ß-blocker presents to his primary care physician for follow-up. His blood pressure usually runs 130/76 mm Hg and today (at 6-month follow-up) is 170/90 mm Hg. What is the most likely explanation for this finding?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 4

All statements are true EXCEPT: Sodium nitroprusside:

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3 of 4

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors are contraindicated in the following:

Correct Answer: D

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Question 4 of 4

After prescribing nitroglycerine to Mr.Khamis, you point out that nitroglycerine often produces the following adverse effect:

Correct Answer: A

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