Thursday, 12 January 2012

Emedinews:Makesure:A diabetic hypertensive was denied a beta–blocker because of traditional teaching.


Situation: A diabetic hypertensive was denied a beta–blocker because of traditional teaching.
Reaction: Oh my God! You should have used nebivolol.
Lesson: Make sure that diabetics are not denied beta–blockers when indicated. Nebivolol has no effect on glucose metabolism unlike atenolol. (Source: Am J Hypertens 2005;18 (12, pt. 2):169S–176S)

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