L6: Systemic HTN Flashcards
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Def of HTN
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2
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A new BP category called ‘elevated BP’, which is defined as
& an office systolic BP of ……
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(120-139) mmg or diastolic BP of (70-89) mmHg…
3
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Def of Pre-HTN
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4
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TTT of Pre-HTN
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5
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Def of White Coat HTN
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6
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White Coat HTN
- Nature
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7
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White Coat HTN
- TTT
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8
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Def of Spurious hypertension (pseudohypertension)
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Is artfactually elevated BP obtained by indirect cuff measurement over a rigid, often calcified brachial artery
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Def of Masked HTN
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10
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Hypertensive Crises
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- Encompasses both hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency.
11
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Hypertensive urgency
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- Defined as DBP > 120 mm Hg in the absence of acute or rapidly worsening target organ damage
12
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Hypertensive emergency
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13
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Hypertensive emergency
- malignant HTN
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- Is a hypertensive emergency associated with papilledema
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Hypertensive emergency
- Acc HTN
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- Is a hypertensive emergency associated with → retinal hemorrhages and exudates.
15
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Malignant HTN
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16
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Non-elevated BP
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17
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- Isolated HTN
- Refractory HTN
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18
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Types of HTN
- Acc to Which part is elevated
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19
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True HTN
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20
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Def of Isolated Systolic HTN
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21
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Incidence of Isolated Systolic HTN
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- More in elderly (associated with more cardiovascular events)
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Etiology of Isolated Systolic HTN
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23
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…. is the most common form of essential hypertension
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ISH
24
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- ISH is also particularly common in the elderly, in whom it reflects stiffening of the large arteries with an increase in pulse pressure
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Classification (Grades) of HTN
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Classification (Grades) of HTN
- Optimal
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Classification (Grades) of HTN
- Normal
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Classification (Grades) of HTN
- High Normal
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Classification (Grades) of HTN
- Mild
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Classification (Grades) of HTN
- Moderate
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Classification (Grades) of HTN
- Severe
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Classification (Grades) of HTN
- Isolated Systolic
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Incidence of **HTN**
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RF for **HTN**
