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A patient who takes nitroglycerin for stable angina pectoris develops hypertension. The primary care NP should contact the patient's cardiologist to discuss adding:
 
  a. amlodipine (Norvasc).
  b. diltiazem (Cardizem).
  c. verapamil HCl (Calan).
  d. nifedipine (Procardia XL).
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Nifedipine and related drugs are potent vasodilators, which makes them more effective for hypertension than verapamil and diltiazem. Amlodipine is not a first-line drug.
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