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when the lumen of the blood vessel narrows

What is vasoconstriction 

100
name the drug classification that decreases edema
What are diuretics?
100

This vital sign must be checked before giving any blood pressure medication.

What is blood pressure?

100

This type of diet is emphasized in hypertension management.

What is the DASH diet?

100

The lower number in a BP reading, measured when the heart is resting between beats.

What is diastolic pressure?

200

This vital organ can be damaged over time due to unmanaged hypertension.

What are kidneys

200
Acts directly on vascular smooth muscle to produce vasodilation
What are Vasodilators?
200

Drugs that are blockades of beta receptors in the heart that cause decreased heart rate and decreased rate of AV conduction

What are beta adrenergic blocking agents?

200
Name the main focus of nursing interventions for hypertension
What is maintain blood pressure management?
200

A blood pressure reading of 130-139/80-89 mmHg falls under this stage.

What is Stage 1 hypertension?

300

the type of hypertension that is attributed to an identifiable medical diagnosis.

What is Secondary Hypertension?

300
decreases sympathetic effect (norepinephrine), resulting in decrease BP and peripheral resistance, decrease in heart rate, and no change in cardiac output
What are Centrally acting inhibitors (antiadrenergics)?
300

This is the best time of day to give diuretics to avoid nocturia.

What is in the morning?

300

This should be assessed to monitor for signs of fluid retention.

What is urine output, daily weight or edema?

300

The pressure in your arteries when your heart beats.

What is systolic pressure?

400
name non-modifiable risk factors for essential hypertension
What are Age, gender, ethnicity, and family history?
400
Reduce peripheral vasculature resistance without increasing cardiac output, rate, or contractility; angiotension antagonist
What are ACE inhibitors?
400
-lol means...
it's a beta blocker!
400
Signs and symptoms seen in patients with hypertension
What are increase in blood pressure, headache, dizziness, palpations, heart failure?
400
What lab values should you check when you give diuretics?
What is Potassium?
500

The hypertensive emergency where blood pressure is severely elevated with signs of organ damage.

What is hypertensive crisis (emergency)?

500
Drugs that are blockades of calcium channel receptors in the heart causes decreased contractility and dilation of arteries
What are calcium channel blockers?
500
-pril means...
What is a ACE inhibitor?
500

 If a patient on diuretics shows signs of muscle cramps and weakness, the nurse should suspect this imbalance.

What is hypokalemia?

500

This condition occurs when blood pressure drops upon standing.

What is orthostatic hypotension?