BP and Cardiovascular risk Flashcards

1
Q

What are secondary causes of HTN?

A
Renal parenchymal disease
Renovascular disease
Primary aldosteronism
Phaeochromocytoma
Cushings
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2
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Grade 2 hypertensive retinopathhy

A

AV nipping

index of end organ damage but not indicative of malignant hypertension

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3
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Grade 3 hypertensive retinopathy

A

blot haemorrhages

cotton wool infarcts

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4
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grade 4 hypertensive retinopathy

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loss of disc margin, flame haemorrhages - peripapillary haemorrhages, papilloedema

constitutes malignant hypertension along with grade 3 hypertension

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5
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How would you treat malignant HTN?

A
Orally on the ward
Atenolol
Bendrofluazide
Amlodipine
Nifedipine
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