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Basics of Blood pressure? |
Systolic: Pressure when heart is contracting (maximum pressure) Diastolic: pressure when heart is filling (minimum pressure) Pulse pressure: Difference between the two |
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Quantifying hypertension? |
Normal: 80 Mild: 90-105 Moderate: 105-120 Severe: >120 |
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Classifying hypertension? |
1) Primary/ Essential/ Idiopathic Cause unkown 2) Secondary Indentified cause |
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Possible causes of secondary hypertension? |
Polycistic renal disease Renal artery stenosis Tumour |
