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True/False - 95% of Cases of Hypertension (named Essential) are of unknown cause.
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True
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Both Systolic and Diastolic BP rise with increasing AGE. High blood pressure attributed to a definable cause is (blank).
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secondary HTN
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EH Characterisitcs & Experimental Findings: Stage? Hereditary? SNS? Blood Vessels? Kidney Abnormality?
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Stage 1 HTN; Hereditary (important role); often increased renin levels; overactive SNS; Blood vessels abnormal constriction
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Describe the Hemodynamic Characteristics of EH with increasing Age.
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Younger (high CO, normal TPR); Older (normal CO, high TPR)
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Secondary HTN Characteristics: Age, Severity, Onset, Hereditary
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<20,>50; Very Severe; Rapid Onset; Sporadic FH
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True/False - The diagnosis of Renal HTN is often suggested by an abdominal bruit.
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True
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How is pheochromocytoma hypertension diagnosed? Treatment?
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urinalysis or serum catecholamine levels after attack. REMOVAL is the definitive treatment.
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Cushing's, a syndrome of excessive production of(blank) can lead to hypertension. Often distinguished by round face and hirsuitism.
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glucocorticoids (cortisol)
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What 4 structures are often the first to be damaged by systemic HTN?
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blood vessels, heart, retina (papilledema=acute, nicks in veins), kidney
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