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Unit 2: Hypertensive Crisis Flashcards

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Hypertensive Crisis

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acute severe elevation in BP

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Hypertensive Urgency

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  • DBP greater than or equal to 120 mmHg

- no sign of target organ damage (TOD)

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Hypertensive Emergency

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  • DBP greater than or equal to 120 mmHg

- evidence of target organ damage (TOD)

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Target Organ Damage (TOD)

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damage to the heart, eyes, or kidneys caused by hypertension

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Hypertension Laboratory Diagnostic Testing

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  • Renal System
  • Endocrine
  • Metabolic
  • Other: hematocrit, electrocardiogram, and chest x-ray
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Renal System Tests for Hypertension and expected findings if TOD is present

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  • Microscopic urinalysis
  • Proteinuria
  • Serum BUN and/or Creatinine

> If TOD present:

  • proteinuria
  • elevated BUN + Creatinine
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Endocrine System Function Tests and expected findings if TOD present

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  • Serum Sodium
  • Serum Potassium
  • Serum Calcium
  • TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)

> If TOD Present:

  • increased sodium
  • increased potassium
  • increased TSH
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Metabolic Function Tests and expected findings if TOD present

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  • Fasting blood glucose
  • Total cholesterol
  • HDL and LDL cholesterol
  • Triglycerides

> If TOD present

  • glucose > than 100 mg/dL
  • increased LDLs and Triglycerides
  • decreased HDLs
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What would the Hematocrit level show if TOD is present?

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decreased hematocrit

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What would Electrocardiogram/ Chest x-ray show if TOD present?

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left ventricular hypertrophy

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Medications Used for Hypertension

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  • Diuretics
  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE Inhibitors)
  • Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)
  • Beta Blockers
  • Combined Alpha and Beta Blockers
  • Vasodilators
  • Central Agonists
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Diuretics

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  • act on the kidneys to help the body eliminate sodium and water, reducing blood volume
  • often first choice, but not only choice
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Calcium Channel Blockers

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>Amlodipine besylate (Norvasc)
>Diltiazem (Cardizem)
>Nifedipine (Adalat cc, Procardia XL)
-help relax/dilate the muscles of blood vessels (vasodilation)
-some slow HR
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Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE Inhibitors)

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  • help dilate/relax blood vessels by blocking the formation of angiotensin II, which is a vasoconstrictor
  • reduces BP
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Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARBs)

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  • helps relax/dilate blood vessels by blocking the action not the formation of angiotensin II, the vasoconstrictor
  • used in pts intolerant of ACE inhibitors
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Beta Blockers

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  • reduce the afterload on the heart
  • dilate blood vessels
  • causes heart to beat more slowly and with less force
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Combined alpha and beta blockers

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  • reduce nerve impulses that promote vasoconstriction
  • slows the HR
  • reduces afterload
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Vasodilators

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relax the muscle tissue in the blood vessel walls

-lowers BP

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Central Agonists

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decrease blood vessels ability to contract and cause vasoconstriction

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Nursing Assessments

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  • Neurological Assessment
  • Blood Pressure
  • Heart Rate
  • Examination of optic fundi
  • Auscultation for carotid, abdominal, and femoral bruits (check for blood flow through a stenosed or narrow vessel)
  • Palpation of lower extremities for edema and pulses
  • Serum creatinine, BUN, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and 24 hour urine for creatinine clearance
  • Albumin excretion rate
  • BMI and waist circumference
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Nursing Actions

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  • Administer antihypertensive medications as ordered

- Provide pt w/ DASH diet for meals

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Nurse Teachings

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  • Adherence to antihypertensive medication regimen and lifestyle changes
  • Moderate exercise
  • Limit alcohol
  • Stress reduction
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Monitoring of BP at home
  • S/S of stroke, aneurysm, and TOD
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Neurological Assesement

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assess s/s that could indicate TOD and cerebrovascular disease leading to complications (stroke and aneurysm)

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Assessment: Blood Pressure

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early detection and treatment can prevent or minimize TOD

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Assessment: Heart Rate

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increased peripheral vascular resistance (PVR) can lead to increased HR or increased stroke volume to compensate for the increased PVR

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Assessment: Examination of Optic Fundi

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HTN can lead to retinal damage and eventually retinal hemorrhage b/c of vascular changes caused by HTN

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Assessment: Auscultation for carotid, abdominal, and femoral bruits

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bruits are sounds created by blood flow through a stenosed or narrowed vessel

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Assessment: Palpation of the lower extremities for edema and pulses

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weak pulses and peripheral edema can = kidney disease and/or HF

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Assessment: Serum Creatinine, BUN, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and 24 hour urine collection for creatinine clearance

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-abnormal levels = renal disease

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Assessment: Albumin excretion rate

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microalbuminuria (low levels of urinary albumin excretion of 30 to 300 mg/d) is a marker of early cardiac, renal, and retinal structural and functional changes in essential hypertension

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Assessment: Calculation of BMI and Waist Circumference

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obesity and diet are major risk factors for HTN

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