TERMS

Question 1

the most common primary diagnosis in the US

one third of adults have this

Answer 1

hypertension

Question 2

cerebral edema

intracerebral hemorrhage

Answer 2

acute hypertension

Question 3

cerebral edema
lacunar type infarcts
dementia

Answer 3

chronic hypertension like hypertensive encephalopathy

Question 4

BP>180/120
no end organ damage
may be asymptomatic except for mild headache
most patients present without end organ damage
AKA: hypertensive urgency

*BP>140/100, end organ damage (brain, heart, kidney)

Answer 4

a hypertensive crises
-severe asymptomatic HTN

hypertensive emergency

Question 5

medication used for preload and greater than after load reduction?

Answer 5

nitroglycerin

Question 6

medication used for after load>preload reduction

Answer 6

nitroprusside