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Hypertension (Treatment (Reduce stress, Reduce weight, Increase activity,…
Hypertension
Treatment
Reduce stress
Reduce weight
Increase activity
Reduce intake of dietary sodium
Cessation smoking
Cessation alcohol abuse
Increase rest
Calcium channel blockers
Beta blockers
Diueretics
Risk Factors
Advance age
Smoking
Alcohol abuse/withdrawal
Obesity
Pregnancy
Dietary deficit K+, Ca+, Mg
High dietary sodium intake
Epidemiology
43.3 million adults in U.S.
Men> Women
Most prevalent in African Americans
Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis
Arterial systolic BP >= 140 mm Hg
Arterial diastolic BP >/= 90
Headache
Pathophysiology of Alterations
Renal
Glomerulosclerosis
Increased intraglomerular pressure
Microalbumin
Activation of RAS
Endothelial dysfunction
Impaired dialation
Cardiovascular
Increased workload
Weakness in cardiac muscle
Heart failure
Reduced cardiac output
Heart dysrhythmia