Blood pressure is the single most modifiable risk factor to prevent .
Heart disease associated with hypertension leads to ___% of deaths,
23.7%
15%
25.4%
30.4%
Elevated blood pressure is a systolic reading between - mmHg and a diastolic reading under mmHg.
Hypertension stage one is a systolic reading between - mmHg and a diastolic reading between - mmHg.
is the force exerted by blood against the walls of blood vessels.
Systemic vascular resistance can be lowered by:
Vasoconstriction
Vasodilation
Select the factors that would put a patient at an increased risk for high blood pressure:
Older age
Tobacco user
Alcohol user
Biologically female
Low serum lipids
Family history
Asian descent
High socioeconomic status
Increased chronic stress
Select symptoms of hypertension:
Hyperactivity
Fatigue
Heart palpitations
Angina
Dyspnea
Nausea
Select the two organs that would experience the highest frequency of consequences from hypertension:
Brain
Stomach
Heart
Spleen
Small intestines
Liver
Lungs
Bladder
Hypertension medication should be taken as prescribed, even if asymptomatic.
For every kilogram of weight loss, how much will blood pressure typically drop by?
1 mmHg
2 mmHg
3 mmHg
4 mmHg
Hypertension stage 2 is a systolic reading over or equal to mmHg and a diastolic reading over or equal to mmHg.
A normal blood pressure is a systolic reading under mmHg and a diastolic reading under mmHg.
When the GFR drops rises( drops, rises ), kidneys trigger the secretion of aldosterone by the adrenal glands.
Check off options that are correlated with alpha1:
Coronary arteries
Peripheral blood vessels
Kidneys
Smooth muscle
Check off the options that are associated with beta2
Select the options that are associated with beta1:
Peripheral blood vessels vasoconstrict when this is stimulated.
Beta1
Beta2
Alpha1
Coronary arteries vasoconstrict when this is stimulated.
Peripheral blood vessels vasodilate when this is stimulated.
Select the occurrences that are associated with Beta1:
Increased heart rate
Bronchodilation
Increased force of contractions