_______, (elevated blood pressure) is a common chronic disese.
Hypertension
Types of hypertension are _______, (idiopathic), and _______, (related to another disease).
primary; secondary
High blood pressure results from a variety of known _______ _______.
risk factors
What is the equation to determine blood pressure?
CO x PVR (cardiac output & peripheral vascular resisance)
The cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, and nervous systems all play a role in maintaining _______ _______.
blood pressure
True or False: The (JNC7), Joint National Committee, issues guidelines for the classification of hypertension.
True
Health history, physical examination, and diagnostic studies are useful for identifying potential _______ _______ _______ and any secondary causes of high blood pressure.
end organ damage
True or False: Lifestyle modifications include weight reduction, moderating alcohol, caffeine, and sodium intake; smoking cessation; stress reduction; and regular exercise.
True
The _______ diet is rich in grains, fruits, vegetables, and low fat dairy products, and is reccommended by the JNC7 for weight reduction.
DASH
Individuals should limit caffeine intake to about _______mg/day.
200mg/day
_______ is the single greatest cause of disease and premature death in the U.S.
Tobacco
_______ restriction may be enough to control hypertension in many patients.
Sodium
The drugs currently available for treatment of _______ work in one of two ways: reducing the SVR, or Decreasing the volume of circulating blood.
hypertension
Target organ damage that can occur from uncontrolled hypertension includes:
D.
When teaching a client how to control hypertension, the nurse must recognize that:
C.
Renin is secreted into the blood by the kidney structure known as the:
A.
The secretion of ADH is stimulated by:
A.
A client with a blood pressure of 200/141mmhg would have:
B.
Client teaching for modifiable risk factor reduction should include:
A.
ACE inhibitors, such as Captopril (Capoten), and Enalapril (Vasotec), decrease both blood pressure and PVR by which mechanism?
D.
The interval between the first and second heart sounds is ventricular:
C.
The force that the left ventricle must generate to eject its blood volume is called:
B.
Pulsus paradoxus is a sign of:
B.
Which medication is a non-nicotene-containing therapy used to support smoking cessation?
B.
Which blood pressure measurement is considered normal according to the JNC7 guidelines?
