Hypertension

Question 0

Prevention of hypertension

Answer 0

Quit smoking

Maintain healthy weight

Exercise

Proper early diagnosis

Question 1

Complications from hypertension

Answer 1

Increased workload to myocardium

Coronary artery disease-accelerated arthrosclerosis-MI-ischemia-death

Weakend vessel walls-aneurysms

Brain-reduced blood flow-TIA

Reduced blood flow to eyes-high pressure

Poor blood flow in peripheral vascular sure

Kidney damage-fluid retention, inflammation, Skeeniah, high-pressure in renal arteries

Question 2

Drugs used to treat hypertension

Answer 2

Diuretics

ACE INHIBITORS

Aldosterone antagonist

Question 3

When discussing hypertension the most important for military member is

Answer 3

Pressure = flow x resistance

Question 4

The pathophysiology of hypertension includes

Answer 4

Increased vascular tone and blood volume

Increased cardiac output

In hypertensive people SNS can be over active-secreting epinephrine & norepinephrine

Endothelial dysfunction and vessel narrowing

Question 5

Explain renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)

Answer 5

Overactive in hypertensive people

Aldosterone promotes sodium retention

High levels of A-II

Endothelial dysfunction

Insulin resistant

Dyslipidemia

Platelet aggregation

Arterial remodeling

Thickening of vessel walls