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Indications of Sartans?
Hypertension and HF if cant tolerate ACEI's
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Precautions of sartans?
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Volume/sodium delpetion
- Renal impairment - may worsen
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Adverse effects of sartans?
Dizziness, headache, hyperkalemia
Rare: dyspepsia, cough angioedema
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Counselling of sartans?
You may feel dizzy when standing up, get up slowly
Avoid potassime supplements
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Dose of candesartan?
HTN?
HF?
- HTN - 8mg daily, increase up to 16mg
- HF- start at 4mg
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Dose of irbersartan?
if older than 75?
150mg once daily increasing to 300mg
if older than 75, start at 75mg
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Dose of telmisartan?
20-40mg once daily, increasse upto 80mg
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Dose of valsartan?
HTN?
HF?
- HTN-80mg daily
- HF- 40mg twice daily
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