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Flashcards in Blood pressure pharmacology Deck (10)
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1
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What is a normal level for systolic and diastolic pressure

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<140 , <85

2
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What is essential hypertension

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Not a 100% clear cause but a good idea of the risk factors to what’s caused hypertension

3
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What is secondary hypertension

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Clear consequence of a clinical condition

4
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What is a potential cause of essential hypertension

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Mean arterial blood pressure changes over time - (CO x total peripheral resistance) CO tends to decrease, TPR goes up - damage to vessel walls

5
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How does renal disease cause secondary hypertension

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Nephron function is impaired - increase in total blood volume - causes more damage to the kidney - more kidney failure

6
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What is renal artery stenosis

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A reduction in the diameter of the renal artery - renin production dependent on stretch receptors in the renal artery so more renin produced - more angiotensin II - more water retention - high BP

7
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What is a pheochomocytoma

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tumour of the chromaffin cells in the adrenal gland - causes increased secretion of adrenaline into the blood supply increasing blood pressure

8
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How is retinal damage caused by hypertension

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Hypertensive retinopathy - Light reflected in different ways due to changes in arterial pressure - white spots can be seen due to haemorrhage

9
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What non-pharmacological treatments are in place for hypertension

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weight loss, exercise, diet, reduced salt, alcohol and caffeine intake

10
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What pharmacological treatments are in place

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Diuretics - thiazides - increase Na and Cl secretion
Sympatholytics - alpha blockers - clonidine reduces CNS sympathetic output - Prazosin - relaxes smooth muscle and reduced total peripheral resistance
Beta blockers - propranolol reduces heart rate and contractility
Calcium channel blockers
ACE inhibitors
AGII inhibitors