27- Hypertension

Question 1

htn is a risk factor for…

Answer 1

acute MI
CHF
stroke
renal failure
aortic aneurysm/dissection

HTN is the major modifiable risk factor and more common than other major risk factors

Question 2

1 in _ adults has HTN in US

Answer 2

3

over 50% of those over 65 have HTN

3X higher rate in blacks

Question 3

____ of people with HTN have their BP controlled

Answer 3

50%

Question 4

HTN goal for those with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and protienuric chronic kidney disease

Answer 4

lower is better

Question 5

not the most powerful, but the most common risk for premature cardiovascular disease

Answer 5

HTN

Question 6

HTN –> LV hypertrophy –> (2)

Answer 6

ventricular arrhythmias

heart failure

Question 7

true or false: HTN itself can cause kidney disease or accelerate an underlying renal disease

Answer 7

true

Question 8

stage II HTN

Answer 8

160/100

Question 9

stage I HTN

Answer 9

140/90

Question 10

greater predictor of risk for older patients

Answer 10

systolic bp

Question 11

consequences of malignant HTN

Answer 11

retinal hemorrhages and exudates
papilledema
hypertensive encephalopathy
diatolic pressure above 120

Question 12

severe HTN but assymptomatic

Answer 12

hypertensive urgency

Question 13

HTN with no identifiable cause

Answer 13

essential or primary HTN

Question 14

HTN and hypokalemia might indicate..

Answer 14

primary hyperaldosteronism

would also see metabolic alkalosis

Question 15

HTN, obese, snore, awake with headache, fall asleep inappropriately during the day

Answer 15

sleep apnea

secondary cause of HTN

Question 16

most common correctable cause of HTN

Answer 16

renal artery stenosis