* Goal BP should be <140/90 mmHg in all patients <60 years irrespective of presence or absence of diabetes (DM) or chronic kidney disease(CKD)

* Goal BP for elderly(>60years) without CKD and DM is relaxed to <150/90mmHg

* Goal BP for elderly (>60years) with CKD or DM or both is <140/90mmHg

* Beta blockers are no longer considered as first line drugs due to increased mortality

* First line drugs include thiazides, ACE inhibitors, ARBs and calcium channel blockers

* Rest of the drugs are considered later lime drugs as blood pressure should be controlled by first line drugs alone or in combination

* ACE inhibitors and ARBs should not be given simultaneously to a person

* ACE inhibitors or ARBs are first choice drugs in patients with CKD irrespective of ethnic backgrounds

* For patients with African descent without CKD, CCBs or thiazides should be preferred

A) Labetalol

B) Propanalol

C) Methyl dopa

D) Hydralazine

Ans: B