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Please note that the IN PHARMACY module certificates only apply for pharmacy staff.
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1. In which of the following situations, should the pharmacist intervene to improve hypertension treatment:
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2. When monitoring blood pressure in the elderly and diabetics, a standing blood pressure should also be taken to establish whether orthostatic hypotension is present.
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3. The rate of masked hypertension in lower income African patients has been found in South African research to be present in about
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4. In masked hypertension, the measured blood pressure is higher or lower than the real hypertension levels of an individual as measured by Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)
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5. Black patients respond better to ACE-inhibitor monotherapy than White patients
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6. All patients on antiretroviral therapy for their HIV-infection should be monitored regularly for hypertension.
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7. HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy can show an altered reaction to hypertensive therapy with Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs) due to the antiretroviral medication’s effects on the cytochrome P450 system.
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8. When switching anti-hypertensive therapy, the pharmacist is best placed to consider
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9. Calcium channel blockers achieve the most consistent blood pressure-lowering action in Black patients
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10. The target desired blood pressure for most non-diabetic hypertensive persons is:
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PHARMACY COUNCIL REQUIREMENTS
In order to submit the CPD Certificate to the South African Pharmacy Council, go to http://www.pharmcouncil.co.za/B_CPD_Record_Activities.asp
To record your CPD activity, you need to ensure that information is provided for each of the four steps in the CPD cycle: Reflection on practice, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation or reflection on learning.We have provided information for the steps and questions you will be required to answer.
Learning title: Hypertension
STEP 1: Reflection on practice
Question: Describe the learning need that you have identified to improve your knowledge and skill, and what you hope to achieve after addressing this learning need?STEP 2: Planning
Question: Briefly describe the reasoning behind your planning selection.
We suggest an answer for this module – “Relevance to South African circumstances. This module was provided online with useful additional linked-in resources.”STEP 3: Implementation
Question: Describe what you have learned.STEP 4: Evaluation or reflection on learning
Question: Describe providing examples, how you have applied what you have learnt, including feedback on the impact of your learning and possible next step.
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