L6: Systemic HTN Flashcards
Def of HTN
A new BP category called ‘elevated BP’, which is defined as
& an office systolic BP of ……
(120-139) mmg or diastolic BP of (70-89) mmHg…
Def of Pre-HTN
TTT of Pre-HTN
Def of White Coat HTN
White Coat HTN
- Nature
White Coat HTN
- TTT
Def of Spurious hypertension (pseudohypertension)
Is artfactually elevated BP obtained by indirect cuff measurement over a rigid, often calcified brachial artery
Def of Masked HTN
Hypertensive Crises
- Encompasses both hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency.
Hypertensive urgency
- Defined as DBP > 120 mm Hg in the absence of acute or rapidly worsening target organ damage
Hypertensive emergency
Hypertensive emergency
- malignant HTN
- Is a hypertensive emergency associated with papilledema
Hypertensive emergency
- Acc HTN
- Is a hypertensive emergency associated with → retinal hemorrhages and exudates.
Malignant HTN
Non-elevated BP
- Isolated HTN
- Refractory HTN
Types of HTN
- Acc to Which part is elevated
True HTN
Def of Isolated Systolic HTN
Incidence of Isolated Systolic HTN
- More in elderly (associated with more cardiovascular events)
Etiology of Isolated Systolic HTN
…. is the most common form of essential hypertension
ISH
- 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
Classification (Grades) of HTN
- Optimal
Classification (Grades) of HTN
- Normal
Classification (Grades) of HTN
- High Normal
Classification (Grades) of HTN
- Mild
Classification (Grades) of HTN
- Moderate
Classification (Grades) of HTN
- Severe
Classification (Grades) of HTN
- Isolated Systolic
Incidence of HTN
RF for HTN
