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What is hypertension
is a condition in which the arteries have persistently elevated blood pressure. BP is the force of blood agains blood vessels walls. the higher the pressure the harder the heart has to pump.
What are the classifications of HP
Essential or secondary
What is essential Hypertension
it is high blood pressure without a direct cause
What is secondary Hypertension
it is there is a know cause like kidney disease, tumors or birth control pills
How is blood pressure determine by
by the force and the amount of blood pumped and the size and flexibility of the arteries
What are some of the risk factors of BP
Smoking, obesity, diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, lack of physical activty, AA, High level of salt intake, Vitamin D, high levels of alcohol consumption, stress,agining , meds, history, chronic kidney disease
How can you test BP
urine test, blood cell count ECG
What happens if Hypertension goes untreated
Stroke, Eye damage, Blood vessel damage, heart attack or failure and kidney failure
What is the treatment for Hypertension
monitoring, meds, lifestyle changes or a combination of all
What are some of the meds for Hypertension
beta blockers, diuretics, potassium replacements, calcium channels blockers and ACE inhibitors
What are inducers of High Blood Pressure
alcohol, amphetamines, cocain,cortcosteroids, cyclsporine,erythropoietin, estrogen, TCA, migraine medication and nasal decongestants
What is the proximal tubule
it is where there is 40% of reabsorption filtered salt and 60% of filtered water. it is a major site for sodium carbonate reabsorption that needs the sodium proton exchanger and carbonic anhydrase.
what inhibits the sodium carbonate?
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
What is the loop of henle?
it is the descending limb that is permeable to water as it moves by osmosis. it reabsorbs NAcL and KCl through the Na-K symport.
How does Ca and Mg get reabsorbed
through the Na-K sport and the sodium pump working together
What is distal convolute tubule?
it absorbs about 10% of the NaCL from the Na-Cl symport
What in inhibits the NaCl symport?
thiazides