Hypertension

Question 1

Three ways of measuring BP

Answer 1

Home
Clinic
Ambulatory BP

Question 2

What does established CVD mean

Answer 2

Anything that blocks the flow of blood to heart or blood vessels

Question 3

What are target organs

Answer 3

Heart
Brain
Kidney
Eye
KHEB

Question 4

What’s Hypertension

Answer 4

Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3

Question 5

What’s stage 1 clinical BP

Answer 5

Clinic- >or = 140/90 - 1590/99mgHg

Question 6

Stage 1 HTN AMBP

Answer 6

> or= 135/85mmHg -149/94

Question 7

Stage 2 HTN clinic BP

Answer 7

> or=160/100-180/120mmHg

Question 8

Stage 2 HTN AMBP

Answer 8

> or=150/95mmHg

Question 9

Stage 3 or severe HTN BP

Answer 9

Clinic systolic >or = 180mmHg or clinic diastolic>120

Question 10

What’s persistent Hypertension

Answer 10

High bood pressure at repeated clinic encounters

Question 11

What’s accelerated HTN

Answer 11

A severe increase in BP higher than 180/120mmHg or over 220/120mmHg
With signs
Retinal haemorrhage
And or papilloedema ( swelling of the optic nerve)
Associated with target organ damage