Hypertension Nursing 130 Practice Questions and Correct Answers

Primary Hypertension occurs without an identifiable cause Primary Hypertension Risk Factors •Age •Alcohol •Tobacco •Diabetes •Elevated Serum Lipids •Excessive Dietary Sodium •Gender •Family History Obesity •Ethnicity •Sedentary Lifestyle •Socioeconomic Lifestyle •Stress Primary hypertension Complications Target organ damage •Heart •Brain •Peripheral Vessels •Kidneys •Eyes Secondary Hypertension occurs because of a specific cause Secondary Hypertension underlying causes Cirrhosis; aortic problems; drug-related; endocrine, neurologic, or renal problems; pregnancy-induced, or sleep apnea Heart Complications of hypertension •Coronary artery disease; atherosclerosis •Left ventricular hypertrophy brain complications of hypertension •cerebrovascular disease •TIA/Stroke; atherosclerosis •Hypertensive encephalopathy Peripheral vascular disease complications of hypertension •Atherosclerosis leads to PVD, aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection •Intermittent claudication