Cardiovascular Drugs: Hypertension Flashcards
1
Q
Heart contracting
A
Systemic BP
2
Q
Heart relaxing
A
Diastolic BP
3
Q
Where is Blood Pressure measured?
A
Brachial Artery
4
Q
High systole, normal diastole
A
Isolated systolic blood pressure
5
Q
High diastole, normal systole
A
Isolated diastolic blood pressure
6
Q
meaning of JNC
A
Joint National Committee
7
Q
Normal BP acc to JNC7
A
< 120 sbp / < 80 dbp
8
Q
Elevated/Pre-HTN acc to JNC7
A
120-139 sbp / 80-89 dbp
9
Q
Stage 1 acc to JNC7
A
140-159 sbp / 90-99 dbp
10
Q
Stage 2 acc to JNC7
A
greater than or equal to 160 sbp / greater than or equal to 100 dbp
