Hypertension

Question	Answer
hypertension	the pressure our heart is having to force against
High Blood Pressure (HBP)	140/90
Normal BP is ____	120/80
__ in ___ adults have hypertension	1 in 3
hypertension leads to LV _____	hypertrophy
Early hypertension has impaired _____ function and preserved _____ function	diastolic ; systolic
prolonged hypertension has _____ dysfunction and LV _____	systolic ; dilation
What are the two types of hypertension?	Primary and Secondary
_____ hypertension makes up 90-95% of cases and has no causes	primary
______ hypertension has many causes including family hx, drugs, smoking, etc.	secondary
signs and symptoms of hypertension	asymptomatic, headaches, dizziness, palpitations, sweats, anxiety, dyspnea, CP
_____ is a big finding with uncontrolled HTN	hypertrophy
HTN is most common cause of ____ _____	diastolic dysfunction
Sclerotic AoV	overworking of valve causes thickening
atherosclerosis	hardening of arteries
MI	myocardial infarction -most common cause of death from HTN
encephalopathy	hardening of arteries to brain
retinopathy	hardening of arteries to eyes
AAA	abdominal aortic aneurysm
_____ is a strong predictor of HTN when taking measurements	LV mass
heart failure with preserved EF is termed ______	hypertensive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
_____ can present identical to dilated cardiac myopathy	end stage HTN
treatments of HTN	lifestyle, diet, pharmacologic therapy
Pulmonary HTN can be ____ or ____	acute ; chronic (cor pulmonale)
signs and symptoms of pulmonary HTN	SOB, exertion dyspnea, fatigue, dizziness/syncope, CP, palpitations, cough, hoarseness, swelling of ankles or feet, coughing blood
Echo findings for pulmonary HTN	dilated PA, paradoxical septal motion, septal hypertrophy, RVH, RV dilation
M-mode of PV	decreased/absent A dip, mid systolic closure, premature PV opening

hypertension

the pressure our heart is having to force against

High Blood Pressure (HBP)

140/90

Normal BP is ____

120/80

__ in ___ adults have hypertension

1 in 3

hypertension leads to LV _____

hypertrophy

Early hypertension has impaired _____ function and preserved _____ function

diastolic ; systolic

prolonged hypertension has _____ dysfunction and LV _____

systolic ; dilation

What are the two types of hypertension?

Primary and Secondary

_____ hypertension makes up 90-95% of cases and has no causes

primary

______ hypertension has many causes including family hx, drugs, smoking, etc.

secondary

signs and symptoms of hypertension

asymptomatic, headaches, dizziness, palpitations, sweats, anxiety, dyspnea, CP

_____ is a big finding with uncontrolled HTN

hypertrophy

HTN is most common cause of ____ _____

diastolic dysfunction

Sclerotic AoV

overworking of valve causes thickening

atherosclerosis

hardening of arteries

MI

myocardial infarction -most common cause of death from HTN

encephalopathy

hardening of arteries to brain

retinopathy

hardening of arteries to eyes

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm

_____ is a strong predictor of HTN when taking measurements

LV mass

heart failure with preserved EF is termed ______

hypertensive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

_____ can present identical to dilated cardiac myopathy

end stage HTN

treatments of HTN

lifestyle, diet, pharmacologic therapy

Pulmonary HTN can be ____ or ____

acute ; chronic (cor pulmonale)

signs and symptoms of pulmonary HTN

SOB, exertion dyspnea, fatigue, dizziness/syncope, CP, palpitations, cough, hoarseness, swelling of ankles or feet, coughing blood

Echo findings for pulmonary HTN

dilated PA, paradoxical septal motion, septal hypertrophy, RVH, RV dilation

M-mode of PV

decreased/absent A dip, mid systolic closure, premature PV opening

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