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Hypertension Flashcards

1
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sclerosis

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hardening of tissue

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what is blood pressure?

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measure of force heart uses to pump blood around your body

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Primary hypertension

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HTN without an identifiable cause

Idiopathic hypertension

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secondary hypertension

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occurs because of a specific cause

sudden developmen

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What are the normal blood pressure ranges?

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SBP <120 and DBP <80

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Elevated BP parameters

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SBP 120-129mmHg and DBP <80-89mmHg

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Risk factors of HTN

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  • age
  • alcohol
  • tobacco
  • diabetes
  • gender
  • stress
  • family history
  • obesity
  • ethnicity
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8
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hypertension is known as ______

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silent killer

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Why does hypertension have that nickname?

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a lot of people have HBP but they show no symptoms of it.

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What is hypertensions affected on the heart?

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heart failure and coronary artery disease

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What is hypertensions affect on the brain?

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cerebrovascular disease (stroke)

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What is hypertensions affect on the kidneys?

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Nephrosclerosis (hardening of the kindeys) which ;ead to chronic kidney disease (CKD)

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What is hypertensions affect on peripheral vessels?

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clogging of vessels

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diuretics

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promote sodium and water excretion

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What is hypertensions affect on the eyes?

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blurry or loss of vision; retinal hemorrhage

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What is orthostatic hypertension?

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client’s BP changes from lying, sitting and standing

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What symptoms would an orthostatic hypertension patient feel after being upright?

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  • dizziness
  • light-headedness
  • faint
18
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What characterizes a hypertensive emergency?

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  • develops over hours to days
  • BP severely elevated with clinical evidence of target organ disease
19
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What characterizes a hypertensive urgency?

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  • develops over days to weeks
  • BP severely elevated but no clinical evidence of target organ disease
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