Drugs that increase blood supply to the heart by dilating the coronary arteries; cardiac workload is reduced due to decrease in venous return because of peripheral vasodilation
What are nitrates?
100
The intervention that prevents rebounded hypertension
What is advising patient against abrupt withdrawal of meds?
100
type of hypertension for which there is no general agreement on the cause
What is Primary hypertension?
200
sustained increase in the diastolic pressure that is unresponsive to treatment
What is malignant hypertension?
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
name modifiable factors for hypertension
What are obesity, stress, excess sodium intake, elevated lipid levels, substance abuse, sedentary lifestyle, DM, and diet?
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
Main side effect for nitroglycerin
What is a headache?
300
Name some nursing interventions for hypertension
What are diet restriction, exercising, relaxation techniques, education of meds and side effects?
300
Name some nonpharmacologic therapy
What are lose excess weight, exercise regularly, reduce saturated fat, limit alcohol intake?
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
when the lumen of the blood vessel narrows
What is vasoconstriction?
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
What are components of nursing care for hypertensive patients
What is "DIURETIC"
Daily weight
I & O
Urine output
Response of BP
Electrolytes
Take pulses
Ischemic episodes
Complications