BP and Cardiovascular risk Flashcards
1
Q
What are secondary causes of HTN?
A
Renal parenchymal disease Renovascular disease Primary aldosteronism Phaeochromocytoma Cushings
2
Q
Grade 2 hypertensive retinopathhy
A
AV nipping
index of end organ damage but not indicative of malignant hypertension
3
Q
Grade 3 hypertensive retinopathy
A
blot haemorrhages
cotton wool infarcts
4
Q
grade 4 hypertensive retinopathy
A
loss of disc margin, flame haemorrhages - peripapillary haemorrhages, papilloedema
constitutes malignant hypertension along with grade 3 hypertension
5
Q
How would you treat malignant HTN?
A
Orally on the ward Atenolol Bendrofluazide Amlodipine Nifedipine