Cardiovascular System Disorders and Treatments - Hypertenstion (Fixed) Flashcards
How is Hypertension determined?
If the patient has had elevated blood pressure readings over a significant period and under varied conditions
Hypertension is known as a “silent killer” because?
A person with hypertension may not feel ill, however elevated blood pressure over a long period of time causes progressive damage to many organs
Hypertension
A condition where the force of blood against the artery walls is too high
Hypertension is a major risk factor for ____
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Buildup of plaque in the arteries
Renal Arteries
Arteries feeding blood to the kidneys
Uncontrolled hypertension leads to ____, ____, ____, ____, and ____
- Strokes
- Heart Attacks
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Retinal Disease
Idiopathic Hypertension
A condition that occurs when pressure inside the skull increases for no obvious reason
Normal resting blood pressure is ____ mmHg
120/80 mmHg (120 systolic over 80 diastolic)
Systolic blood pressure
A measure of the amount of pressure that blood presses against the arteries and vessels as the ventricles of the heart contract
Diastolic blood pressure
A measure of the same pressure when the heart is relaxed
Another way to think of these measures is that systolic is the ____ pressure and diastolic is the ____ pressure
- “Peak”
* “Minimum”
Normal blood pressure levels
Systolic: Less than 120 mmHg
Diastolic: Less than 80 mmHg
At risk (prehypertension) blood pressure levels
Systolic: 120-139 mmHg
Diastolic: 80-89 mmHg
High blood pressure levels
Systolic: 140 mmHg or higher
Diastolic: 90 mmHg or higher
