Int. Medicine 1 Flashcards
_ % of adults over 65 have hypertension
50%
_% of HBP is primary
What does primary mean
90%
Unknown cause
What builds up on the intimal layer of arteries to cause HBP
Fat and calcium
3 Target organs of hypertension
Kidney
Heart
Brain
_ % of patients with HBP don’t know they have it
1/5
What main thing (with few symptoms) does hypertension do to the kidney
This leads to symptomatic _
And end stage _
Proteinuria and nephrosclerosis
Chronic renal failure
End-stage renal Disease
Hypertension and the heart:
Oligosymptomatic
3 symptomatic diseases
3 end-stage diseases
O: left ventricle
S: angina/coronary artery disease
Systolic/diastolic dysfunction
A fib/ ventricular arrhythmias
E: MI
CHF
Ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation
Hypertension and the brain:
Oligosymptomatic:
Symptomatic:
End-stage:
O: retinopathy/binswanger lesions
S: dementia, TIA
E: stroke
Classification of HBP
<120, <80 = normal
120-129, <80 = elevated
130-139 or 80-89 = stage 1
>140 or >90 = stage 2
At what BP will a patient be treatment
> 130/80
4 main groups of drugs for HBP
ACE inhibitors
Angiotensin receptor blockers
Thiazide diuretics
Ca channel blockers
What is a hypertensive emergency
Acute elevation of BP >180 or >120
Major risk factors
Unstable coronary syndrome
Decompensated heart failure
Significant arrhythmias
Severe valvular disease
At what BP do you defer elective treatment
> 180/110
What range of BP can you proceed with elective tx but with caution and monitoring and referral to pcp within a month
160-180/100-110
Intermediate risk factors (5)
History of Ischemic disease History of compensated heart failure History cerebrovascular disease Diabetes mellitus Renal insufficiency
Minor risk factors (4)
Advanced age
Abnormal ECG
Rhythm other than sinus
Uncontrolled systemic HT
What can be used on retraction cords instead of epi
Visine, afrin, neo-synephrine
3 steps to atherosclerosis
Inflammation
Plaque
Stenosis
Stable vs unstable angina
Stable: physical effort ppts
Unstable: pptd by effort or rest
3 types of drugs to treat ischemic heart disease
Nitrates
Beta blockers
Antiplatelet therapy
Steps to an MI
Plaque rupture
Thrombus
Blood flow decreased
MI
How long to wait to treat patient after MI
At least a month
Three things to have on hand in case of an MI emergency
Nitroglycerin
Aspirin
O2 equipment
PVC
Worried?
Premature ventricular contraction
No
A fib
Rapid, disorganized, weak atrial contractions bombard AV node