Hypertension Quick Facts

Question 1

What is the ABCDE of secondary tension

Answer 1

A: Sleep apnea
A: Aldosteronism (hyper)
A: Accuracy of BP measurement 
B: Bruits-> Renal stenosis->
B: Bad kidney 
C: Catecatolems-> Phecoromacytoma
C: Cushing's disease
C: Coarctation of the aorta
D: Drugs illicit and medical 
D: Diet
E: Endocrine_> TSH levels
E: Erythropoietin

Question 2

What is the difference between a Hypertensive emergency and urgency?

Answer 2

Emergency means actue target organ dysfuction

Urgency-> >=180/ 120 and NO target organ damge

Question 3

what is automatic hypertension reading

Answer 3

180/110 or greater

Question 4

What is hypertension reading for adult without diabetes with a ABPM

Answer 4

135/85 or greater

Question 5

What is hypertension reading for adult without diabetes with a no-AOBP

Answer 5

140/90 or greater

Question 6

What is hypertension reading for adults with diabetes with a ABPM

Answer 6

130/180 or greater

Question 7

Isolated systolic hypertension

Answer 7

Happens in older people

>=140/<90

Question 8

Hyperaldosteronism what test would you wanna to do and what would you expect

Answer 8

Check K plus and it should be low

Question 9

Thyroid causes for Hypertension (3)

Answer 9

1) hyper parathyroid
2) thyroid disorders
3) Acromegaly