Causes/Epidemiology
What two components, when multiplied, result in the measurement of blood pressure ?
Cardiac output and peripheral resistance
This term describes the force of pressure against the walls of blood vessels
What is blood pressure
This term refers to the passage of oxygenated capillary blood through the body tissues
What is perfusion
An excess of this dietary mineral can cause increased blood pressure
What is Sodium
This is the initial treatment for a patient with pre or mild hypertension
What are lifestyle modifications
These are non-modifiable risk factors for high blood pressure.
Increasing age, gender, and ethnicity
The blood pressure reading when your heart is contracting
What is systolic blood pressure
Atherosclerosis of the arteries can lead to these two urgent medical conditions
What is stroke and Myocardial Infarction (heart attack)
Drinking an excess amount of this increases your risk of high blood pressure
What is alcohol
What conditions or diseases could cause secondary hypertension to develop?
Name for the most common type of high blood pressure whose cause is unclear but likely has multiple factors
What is primary or essential hypertension
The name of the lower blood pressure number
What is diastolic blood pressure
Long term high blood pressure can cause irreversible damage to which sense?
What is sight (by causing micro hemorrhages in the blood vessels of the eye
What differentiates hypertensive urgency from a hypertensive emergency?
Presence of target organ damage.
This class of over-the-counter medicines should be avoided in patients with high blood pressure
What are decongestants (such as pseudoephedrine)
These are possible causes of primary hypertension.
Family history, obesity, smoking, dyslipidemia
What blood pressure constitutes a hypertensive crisis?
A blood pressure of greater than 180/120 is classified in this category.
Long standing high blood pressure can lead to edema as a result of this condition.
What is heart failure (causing the heart to pump inefficiently)
This diet aims to normalize BP through specified amounts of nutrients
What is the DASH diet
This medication is the first-line medicine for treating hypertension.
What are thiazide diuretics (act by inhibiting reabsorption of sodium and chloride in the kidneys.)
This type of hypertension is seen when BP readings are hypertensive when clients are in health care settings but are otherwise within normal ranges.
What is white coat hypertension
An instrument for measuring BP typically consisting of an inflatable rubber cuff which is applied to the arm and connected to a column of mercury.
What is a sphygmomanometer.
A hypertensive crisis with a B/P greater than 180/120 can cause acute damage to these 3 organs
What are the brain, heart and kidneys
The increase of this mineral is suggested as a means to reduce blood pressure.
What is potassium
This complaint by patients is a common side effect of ace inhibitors.
What is a cough.