NSG 124 exam 2 (cardiac/ortho) questions with 100% correct answers

NSG 124 exam 2 (cardiac/ortho)Hypertension - correct answer Systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg Diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg Measures to reduce the risk of hypertension - correct answer Maintaining weight, decreasing salt and sodium intake, increasing physical exercise, limiting alcohol intake, monitoring blood pressures, and medication compliance Prehypertension - correct answer Systolic BP: 120 to 139 mm Hg Diastolic BP: 80 to 89 mm Hg Sympathetic Nervous System - correct answer Increased activity will increase the heart rate and cardiac contractility. It causes vasoconstriction and also promotes the release of renin. Vascular Endothelium - correct answer This is what lines the blood vessels. It produces endothelin which is a Vasoconstrictor! Renal system - correct answer controls the sodium excretion and extracellular volume Endocrine System - correct answer The stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) causes adrenal medulla to release epinephrine. Epinephrine increases cardiac output by increasing the heart rate and the myocardial contractility. Isolated systolic hypertension - correct answer SBP > 140 mm Hg with DBP < 90 mm Hg More common in older adults Pseudohypertension - correct answer • False Hypertension! This may occur due to sclerotic arteries that do not collapse when a BP cuff is inflated!!!