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Primary cause of cardiovascular disease?
Heart attack
Congestive heart failure
Stroke
Second most cause of cardiovascular disease
Kidney failure
What percent of hypertension do they do not know the cause?
90 %
Essential hypertension
What percent do we know the cause of hypertension?
10 %
Secondary hypertension
Secondary hypertension
Kidney disease
adrenal gland tumors
Hormone problems
birth control pills
pregnancy
Within 8 hours of not smoking what happens?
Carbon Monoxide decreases to normal level
Oxygen increases to normal level
Within 24 hours of not smoking what happens?
50 percent less chance of having a heart attack
Within 48 hours of not smoking what happens?
Nerve ending start to regenerate
Taste and smell begins to come back
Witing the first couple of months after stop smoking
what happens?
Most healing takes place
Hypertension is?
mostly preventable
Garden Hose
Garden Hose of water thru a straw
Isolated systolic hypertension
(medical dx)
SBP > 140
Pseudohypertension
(medical dx)
Found in?
found in elderly
diabetic
uremic
Pseudohypertension
(medical dx)
what is it
erroneously high blood pressure reading is given by sphgmomonmetry usually due to loss of flexibilty of the arterial walls
Pseudohypertension
(medical dx)
what is it
Bad readings
Primary hypertension
other names
essential
idiopathic
Primary hypertension
what %
90-95% of cases we do not know
What is primary hypertension?
Elevated BP w/out an identified casue.
Etiology of primary hypertension
Incr SNS activity
Incr NA retaining hormone and vasoconstrictors (aldostoerone)
Diabetes
>ideal body weigh
Inc NA intake
Alchoholo
Aldosterone
Na retaining hormones
Etiology of secondary hypertension
Coaraction of aorta
Renal disease
Endocrine disorders
Neurologic disorders
Cirrhois
Sleep apnea
Secondary hypertension
%
5 to 10 % know cause
Hypertension over age 50
SBP more important then DBP as a CVD risk factor
Sleep Apnea
Heart beats faster
BP rises
Risk for Primary hypertension
Age
Alcohol
Smoking
Diabetes
Elevated serum lipids (chlor)
Risk for Primary hypertension
Excess dietary Na
Gender
Family history
Obesity
Ethnicity
Risk for Primary hypertension
Sedentary lifestyle
Socioeconomic status
Stress
Normotensive
having normal BP
Understanding risk factors of hypertension does what for us?
Apply to all areas of nursing process
ADPIE
Basic Phsy cause of hypertension
(2)
Kidneys
Renin angiotension mechanism
Altered renin-angiotension mechanism
high plasma renin activity
Left Ventricular hypertrophy
Large floopy heart
Hypertension complications
Cerebrovascular disease (stroke)
Peripheral vascular disease
Nephrosclerosis (hard of kidney)
Retinal damage
BP is the highest when?
Early in morning

Lower at night
White coat phenomenon
Stress out as soon as they walk into an office.
What does the BP do after eating?
It lowers
Blood goes to stomach
Benefits of lowering BP
Lower:
Stroke incidence
Myocardial infarction
Heart failure
Rule of 7s
Food high in Na
******
Know it Live it Love it
Soups
Sauces
Snacks
Smoked Meats
Common dem - all processed
Sauerkraut
Seasonings
Na processed cold cuts
Currently taking BP l
Seated quietly for 5 min in chair
Feet on floor
Arm supported at heart level
What does alcohol in moderation do?
Thins blood
Lifestyle modifications/interventions for hypertension
Physical activity
No tobacco products
Stress managment
Drug therapy for hypertension
Reduce SVR
systemic ascular resistence
Reduce volum of circulating blood
Drug classes
Diuretics
Adrenergic inhibitors
Direct Vasodilators
Angiotensin inhibitors
Calcium channel blockers
Side efects of drug therapy
(we want the opposite reaction to what is happening)
Orthostatic hypotension (positional)
Sexual dysfunction
Dry mouth
Frequent urination
Isolated systolic hypertension
Most common form for age over 55
Over 140
Syst BP
Heart is contracting

How hard is the the heart working
Dial BP
Heart is relaxing and filling up with blood
BP cuff does not fit
To large (to low BP reading)
To small (to high BP reading)
Auscultatory gap
Wide gap between the first Korotkoff sound and subsequent beats
Baroreceptor Reflex
sensors in heart
older adults more with orthost BP
Cultural BP
Highest African Americans
Hispanics
Native Americans
Hypertension Crisis
BAD
BP rate increase
Emergency
Will die if will not get help
Hypertension Crisis
happen to?
People that do not take meds
or
People that are undermedication
When in hypertension crisis
sever target organ damage
Acute renal failure
Pulmonary edema (lungs fill up with fluid)
Heart damage
What number is affected with crisis?
Dial BP