Beta Blockers USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 59 year old man with hypertension forgot to refill one of his medications and stopped it abruptly 2 days ago. He now presents with severe headache, agitation, blood pressure of 214/118 mm Hg, and heart rate of 112 per minute. The missing drug normally reduces sympathetic outflow by stimulating presynaptic receptors in the brainstem. Sudden discontinuation of which of the following medications most likely caused this presentation?
Answer choices
- ANitroglycerin
- BClonidineCorrect answer
- CLisinopril
- DAmlodipine
- EHydrochlorothiazide
- FMethyldopa
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