chronic CVS diseases Flashcards
what are values of bp to be considered hypertension
- higher than 140/90
risk factors for hypertension
age
smoking
alcohol
genetics
pregnancy
stress
drugs
which drugs could cause hypertension
o NSAIDs
o corticosteroids
o oral contraceptives
Possible causes of hypertension
- Phaeochromocytoma
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Renal artery stenosis
what is cushings syndrome
salt and water retention leading to excess fluid and hypertension
what is Renal artery stenosis
o usually a result of atherosclerosis
o narrowing of blood flow into kidney
o In response to this reduced blood flow, the kidneys activate RAAS#
o increase in aldosterone and angiotensin II
o increase in water and salt retention; vasoconstriction
o hypertension
What can happen after you have hypertension
- atherosclerosis
- MI
- stroke
- peripheral vascular disease
- renal failure
CVS Diseases linked to hypertension
- cerebrovascular accident stroke
- coronary heart disease
- heart failure
does treating hypertension decrease the risk or effects of coronary heart disease?
no
treating hypertension has very little effect on coronary heart disease because reversing pressure does not reduce the amount of plaque that has bult up in the coronary arteries over the years
does treating hypertension decrease the risk of heart failure
yes, lesser workload on heart
what is heart failure
o heart failure is when the heart is unable to pump blood around the body
Investigations for hypertension
- urinalysis
- serum biochemistry
- serum lipids
- ECG
- cortisol or adrenaline levels
Treating hypertension
- modify risk factors
- drug
what drugs are used to treat hypertension?
diuretics
beta blocker
calcium channel antagonist
ACE inhibitors
side effects of diuretics
gout and xerostomia
side effect of b blocker
worsen heart failure
worsen asthma and copd
side effect of calcium channel antagonists
cause gingival hyperplasia
side effects of ACE inhibitors
angiodema
Oral mucosa and upper airways including swelling of the lips, tongue, and floor of mouth
4 types of heart failure
high/low output
left/right heart failure
what is high output heart failure
demands of the system have increased beyond the capacity of the pump
causes of high output heart failure
anaemia - o2 capacity reduced
thyrotoxicosis - increased metabolism-> increased o2 requirement
what is low out heart failure
pump is failing
what happens when the ventricles become enlarged or stiff
- enlarged ventricles -> ventricles pump out less than 40-50% of the blood
- stiff ventricles -> ventricles pump out 60% of blood but the total volume is less than the volume of normal heart
causes of low output heart failure
cardiac defect
valve disease
heart muscle disease
MI
myocarditis
pressure overload
hyper tension
aortic stenosis (valves)
volume overload
arrhythmia
afib
heart block
drugs beta blocker
when looking at signs and symptoms of heart failure, how to differentiate between left and right heart failure?
- left heart failure
o lungs accumulate fluid
o systemic tissues - right heart failure
o venous pressure elevated
o systemic veins
o fluid transudation from veins into tissues
o swollen ankles
pitting oedema suggests what
right heart failure
*for pitting oedema, the higher the pitting is found along the leg, more severe failure
Treatment of heart failure
acute emergency lungs filled with fluid -> use high dose diuretic to remove fluid
chronic ->
o improve myocardial function
o reduce compensation effects
o treat underlying causes
o drug therapy
drugs used for chronic heart failure
diuretics
ace inhibitors
inotropes digoxin – improves heart efficiency and control electrical activity
nitrates – reduce venous filling pressure, reduce fluid transudation from veins to tissues, reducing swelling
whats a negative inotype
inotropy is the strength of heart pumping
beta blockers are a negative inotrope so it can worsen heart failure, heart fails as a pump