CHS Diagnosis and Evaluation

Question 1

Which method is considered the gold standard for diagnosing hypertension?

Accepted Answer

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Answer

Office blood pressure measurement

Answer

Home blood pressure monitoring

Answer

Manual pulse palpation

Question 2

What is the diagnostic threshold for hypertension based on office BP readings?

Accepted Answer

≥130/80 mmHg

Answer

≥120/80 mmHg

Answer

≥140/90 mmHg

Answer

≥150/95 mmHg

Question 3

Which laboratory test helps evaluate for secondary hypertension due to kidney dysfunction?

Accepted Answer

Serum creatinine

Answer

Serum sodium

Answer

Fasting glucose

Answer

Lipid panel

Question 4

Which imaging study is useful for evaluating renal artery stenosis?

Accepted Answer

Renal duplex Doppler

Answer

Echocardiogram

Answer

Renal ultrasound

Answer

Chest X-ray

Question 5

Which of the following is a common cause of secondary hypertension?

Accepted Answer

Primary aldosteronism

Answer

Essential hypertension

Answer

Obesity

Answer

Smoking

Question 6

Which physical exam finding may indicate end-organ damage in hypertension?

Accepted Answer

Hypertensive retinopathy

Answer

Skin pallor

Answer

Enlarged tonsils

Answer

Thyroid nodule