Hypertension & Hypotension Study Guide
• Discusses hypertension as an application of the volume and pressure principle.
• Discusses the relationship between hypertension and left ventricular afterload.
• Explains why hypertension is a risk factor for heart failure.
• Discusses how hypertension could result in atherosclerosis.
• Discusses how arteriosclerosis could result in hypertension.
• Defines essential hypertension.
• Provides an overview of hypertension in children.
• Explains how hypertension is diagnosed.
• Identifies new AHA/ACC guidelines regarding diagnosing hypertension.
• Discusses the rationale behind symptomatic hypertension.
• Lists risk factors for hypertension.
• Explains why a risk factor could result in hypertension.
• Provides an overview of treatment for hypertension.
• Defines secondary hypertension.
• Explains the role of the kidneys in the development of secondary hypertension.
• Discusses hypertension in the elderly.
• Describes complications of hypertension.
• Discusses abdominal aortic aneurysm as a complication of hypertension.
• Describes the relationship between pressure and muscle weakness.
• Describes the rationale for S/S: pulsatile mass, abdominal pain, back pain.
• Discusses how to monitor the progress of an AAA.
• Discusses the complications of an AAA.
• Recognizes S/S of ruptured AAA.
• Provides an overview of treatment to reduce the risk for rupture.
• Discusses how the body compensates for postural changes in blood pressure.
• Discusses the etiologies for postural hypotension.
• Discusses why each risk factor could result in postural hypotension.
• Discusses what makes the elderly a high risk group for postural hypotension.
• Describes how to diagnose postural hypotension.
• Recognizes that treatment depends on etiology.
