Hypertension - Quiz 4 Flashcards
what is the most common disease-related reason for visits for primary care providers
- hypertension
what is the number one attribute risk for death worldwide
- suboptimal BP
highest countries for DALYs by systolic blood pressure level
- china
- india
normal BP
<120/<80
elevated BP
- 120-129
- <80
stage 1 htn
- 130-139
- 80-89
stage 2 htn
- > 140
- >90
how many BP measurements should be used
- at least 2
when making clinical decisions based on at-home BP measurements, how many days should be used
- at least 3
systolic BP increases with
greater in which race
- age
- African Americans
factors included in framingham heart study
- systolic BP
- cholesterol/HDL
- diabetes
- cigarettes
- left ventricular hypertrophy
important systems in blood pressure regulation
- kidneys
- SNS
- RAAS
hemodynamic progression of hypertension
- early in life it’s cardiac output
- later in life its peripheral resistance
tubular model of the arterial system
- vascular stiffness contributes to systolic hypertension in the elderly
essential (primary) hypertension cause of hypertension in what percent of patients
- 90%
cardiovascular structures affected by HTN
- heart
- large and medium arteries
- small arteries and arterioles (microvasculature)