CAPTOPRIL vs Lisinopril

Hi there I'm an intern rotating through medicine, on my first NF rotation. I get a lot of calls about hypertensive urgencies (asymptomatic htn >180/>120). What drugs are your general go-tos? What is your usual algorithmic approach on NF to these calls? Usually senior NF is with me, and I would

Hey everyone, I wanted to have a discussion about Entresto. I read the trial (PRARADIGM-HF) and had some questions and possible discussion points. Why Enalapril? Authors stated that it's because of published information in: OVERTURE CONSENSUS SOLVD-Treatment SOLVD-Prevention While I haven't been p

Hi, all. I'm conducting research for a project I'm working on for a local compounding pharmacy. My present understanding is that many State Medicaid offices DO NOT accept claims for compounds if they aren't compounded using FDA approved "covered outpatient drugs." For example, a captopril syrup comp

My grandma [78] is reluctant in getting vaccinated because previously she had an allergic reaction to a drug that is used to treat high blood pressure (containing Captopril and Hydrochlorothiazide). She had to call the ambulance and they had to make an allergy shot because her throat got all swelled

Good day everyone, please help me with the clinical case analysis below, I have a question about the combination of orlistat and metformin, how much dose of metformin do I need to reduce? CLINICAL CASE Female patient, 48 years old. Management career at a bank. The patient came to the doctor complain

Welcome. I have been at three diffrent doctors and they have no idea what is wrong with me. I'm a 17 year old male weighing 46kg. I'm taking ssri (sertraline) 50 mg once a day and bisocard 2.5mg (half a tablet) once a day. I take ssri for about a year now and bisocard for about 1-2 months. So my sym

Caucasian female, 84 y/o Height: 160 cm Weight: 95 kg Has type 2 diabetes and hypertension Takes every day: Insulin: 16 units Diabeton (Gliclazide 60 mg): 2 pills Siofor 1000 (Metformin hydrochloride 1000 mg): 1 pill Lisinopril (20 mg) - 1 pill (morning) It all started 9 days ago from a neck stiffne

Background. My mom, 68yo, since young on blood pressure medication controlled except for some episodes. Three months ago she had extreme pain on the colon, she was checked and they noticed lung inflammated and that maybe inflammated the colon, recevied treatment for 10 days with diclofenac, antibiot

I wanted to share my experience in case it helps someone who might be in the same confusing situation I was in. I’m a **46 year old male,** fairly active, healthy weight, and generally careful with my lifestyle. About a year and a half ago, I started paying closer attention to my blood pressure, whi

Just wanted to share my story of getting my BP under control as motivation for all of us who struggle with it. I am 46 yo, fit and athletic individual (155lbs, distance runner, scuba diver) who had a reasonably good diet and mild alcohol use. During a regular health checkup, my BP was very high and

I've been dealing with high blood pressure for 6-7 years now, back in 2020 it was as high as 160/110, and no meds helped me until I finally went on 40 mg of Lisinopril and 12.5 mg of HCTZ. Last year I got into a minor car accident and they incidentally found a small tumor on my left adrenal gland. T

I have had stage two hypertension for almost a decade now, at age 37. It's mostly my regular body so it hasn't been possible to reach normal levels without meds. I was on 5 mg Lisinopril and 5 mg of amlodopine for a while, but after losing weight and exercising I was able to go off amlodopine. But t

I went to the doctor today to be seen for retina problems arising from high blood pressure..but, when they took my blood pressure (I have been on beetroot for about a month now), they said my blood pressure was 100/68? I could not believe it, I thought they were going to give me lisinopril or someth

Losing hope For the sake of brevity, I’ll leave out a long story that goes with this. 35 male other wise healthy Treatment resistant hypertension with PVCs and tachycardia since 18 years of age. On 4-5 BP meds nothing really works. Renal artery scan - nothing Aldosterone abnormalities - none Adrena