Question

A 60-year-old man with a 10-year history of type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuric chronic kidney disease has office blood pressures persistently around 136/84 mm Hg despite maximal doses of an ACE inhibitor. His HbA1c is 7.0% and LDL-cholesterol is at target. What is the most appropriate blood pressure target for this patient?

Accepted Answer

Systolic <130 mm Hg and diastolic <80 mm Hg

Answer

Systolic <140 mm Hg and diastolic <90 mm Hg

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Systolic <150 mm Hg and diastolic <90 mm Hg

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Systolic <125 mm Hg and diastolic <75 mm Hg

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Any value below 160/100 mm Hg is acceptable if he is asymptomatic

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