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Hypertension Heart and Kidneys

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What is a normal Blood Pressure   <120/<80  
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what is Pre-Hypertension   120-139/80-89  
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What is Stage I hypertension   140-149/90-99  
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What is Stage II hypertension   >160/>99  
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Can you diagnose hypertension during a patient's first visit?   no you must take an average of 2 or more readings taken at each of 2 or more visits  
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how do you define hypertension for children and adolescents   blood pressure that is >95th percentile or greater for adjusted age, height, and gender with repeated measurement  
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In persons >50 what is more important systolic or diastolic blood pressure elevation   Systolic (more of a cardiovascular risk factor)  
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What should you do when you have a patient with pre-hypertension   promote health promoting lifestyle modification  
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what percent of hypertension is due to a secondary cause?   <5%  
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what are some renal causes of hypertension   Renal artery stensis, fibromuscular dysplasia, parenchymal disease, PCKD, Urinary tract obstruction, Renin producing tumor  
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what are some endocrine causes of hypertension   Conn's syndrome, Cushings, Acromegaly, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperparathyroidism, oral contraceptives  
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what are some neurological causes of hypertension   increased intracranial pressure, sleep apnea, bulbar polimyelitis, psychogenic  
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what are some drugs and toxins that can cause hypertension   alcohol, cocaine, cyclosporine, erythropoietin, adrenergic medications  
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what is malignant hypertension   severe hypertension with rapid progression to renal failure and retinal hemorrhages and papilledema  
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Blood pressure = ?   cardiac output x peripheral resistance  
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What is GRA   glucocorticoid remediable aldosterone it causes ectopic production of aldosterone under the control of ACTH  
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what is AME   Apparent mineralocorticoid excess results in an increased level of cortisol which stimulated mineralcorticoid receptor  
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what is Liddle Syndrome   autosomal dominant syndrome associated with gain of function activity of the sodium channel independent of mineralcorticoids  
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what chromosome is involved in GRA   chromosome 8q  
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what chromosome is involved in AME   chromosome 16q  
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what chromosome is involved in Liddle Syndrome   16p  
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Is GRA autosomal dominant or recessive   Dominant  
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is AME autosomal dominant or recessive   Recessive  
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is Liddle Syndrome autosomal dominant or recessive   Dominant  
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who is more at risk for developing cardiovascular disease men or women   men (post menopausal women approach the risk of men)  
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what is a pheochromocytoma   a tumor of the adrenal gland that secretes catecholamines  
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what is Conn Syndrome   primary hyperaldosteronism  
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what is the most common renal complication due to hypertension   nephrosclerosis  
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what are the two proposed mechanisms for nephrosclerosis with hypertension   glomerular hyperfiltration and ischemia  
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what effect does hypertension have on the eyes   hypertension may cause arterial changes with retinal exudates and hemorrhage  
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what are the three histologic changes seen in the kidney with malignant nephrosclerosis   fibrinoid necrosis or the arterioles, onion-skin arteriosclerosis, hypercellular glomeruli  
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what is hypertensive encephalopathy   cerebral edema results in increse intracranial pressure, headaches, vomiting confusion and coma  
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what opthalmoscopic exam findings may be correlated with malignant hypertension   cotton wool spots adn flame hemorrhages  
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