Nursing Care of Patients With Hypertension
Exam Questions and Answers
Atherosclerosis
1. Most common form of arteriosclerosis, in which fats are deposited on arterial
walls
2. Amount of blood the heart pumps out each minute
3. Amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are
at rest; the bottom number in a blood pressure reading
4. Abnormally elevated blood pressure
5. Systolic pressure is 140 mm Hg or more, but the diastolic pressure is less than
90 mm Hg
6. Normal blood pressure
7. Opposition to blood flow through the vessels
8. Deposit of fatty material in the artery
9. Abnormally elevated blood pressure, the cause of which is unknown; also called
essential hypertension
10. High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney
abnormality
11. Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left
ventricle of the heart; top number of a blood pressure reading - ✅✅1
Peripheral vascular resistance
1. Most common form of arteriosclerosis, in which fats are deposited on arterial
walls
,2. Amount of blood the heart pumps out each minute
3. Amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are
at rest; the bottom number in a blood pressure reading
4. Abnormally elevated blood pressure
5. Systolic pressure is 140 mm Hg or more, but the diastolic pressure is less than
90 mm Hg
6. Normal blood pressure
7. Opposition to blood flow through the vessels
8. Deposit of fatty material in the artery
9. Abnormally elevated blood pressure, the cause of which is unknown; also called
essential hypertension
10. High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney
abnormality
11. Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left
ventricle of the heart; top number of a blood pressure reading - ✅✅7
Normotensive
1. Most common form of arteriosclerosis, in which fats are deposited on arterial
walls
2. Amount of blood the heart pumps out each minute
3. Amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are
at rest; the bottom number in a blood pressure reading
4. Abnormally elevated blood pressure
5. Systolic pressure is 140 mm Hg or more, but the diastolic pressure is less than
90 mm Hg
6. Normal blood pressure
, 7. Opposition to blood flow through the vessels
8. Deposit of fatty material in the artery
9. Abnormally elevated blood pressure, the cause of which is unknown; also called
essential hypertension
10. High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney
abnormality
11. Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left
ventricle of the heart; top number of a blood pressure reading - ✅✅6
Isolated systolic hypertension
1. Most common form of arteriosclerosis, in which fats are deposited on arterial
walls
2. Amount of blood the heart pumps out each minute
3. Amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are
at rest; the bottom number in a blood pressure reading
4. Abnormally elevated blood pressure
5. Systolic pressure is 140 mm Hg or more, but the diastolic pressure is less than
90 mm Hg
6. Normal blood pressure
7. Opposition to blood flow through the vessels
8. Deposit of fatty material in the artery
9. Abnormally elevated blood pressure, the cause of which is unknown; also called
essential hypertension
10. High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney
abnormality
Exam Questions and Answers
Atherosclerosis
1. Most common form of arteriosclerosis, in which fats are deposited on arterial
walls
2. Amount of blood the heart pumps out each minute
3. Amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are
at rest; the bottom number in a blood pressure reading
4. Abnormally elevated blood pressure
5. Systolic pressure is 140 mm Hg or more, but the diastolic pressure is less than
90 mm Hg
6. Normal blood pressure
7. Opposition to blood flow through the vessels
8. Deposit of fatty material in the artery
9. Abnormally elevated blood pressure, the cause of which is unknown; also called
essential hypertension
10. High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney
abnormality
11. Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left
ventricle of the heart; top number of a blood pressure reading - ✅✅1
Peripheral vascular resistance
1. Most common form of arteriosclerosis, in which fats are deposited on arterial
walls
,2. Amount of blood the heart pumps out each minute
3. Amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are
at rest; the bottom number in a blood pressure reading
4. Abnormally elevated blood pressure
5. Systolic pressure is 140 mm Hg or more, but the diastolic pressure is less than
90 mm Hg
6. Normal blood pressure
7. Opposition to blood flow through the vessels
8. Deposit of fatty material in the artery
9. Abnormally elevated blood pressure, the cause of which is unknown; also called
essential hypertension
10. High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney
abnormality
11. Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left
ventricle of the heart; top number of a blood pressure reading - ✅✅7
Normotensive
1. Most common form of arteriosclerosis, in which fats are deposited on arterial
walls
2. Amount of blood the heart pumps out each minute
3. Amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are
at rest; the bottom number in a blood pressure reading
4. Abnormally elevated blood pressure
5. Systolic pressure is 140 mm Hg or more, but the diastolic pressure is less than
90 mm Hg
6. Normal blood pressure
, 7. Opposition to blood flow through the vessels
8. Deposit of fatty material in the artery
9. Abnormally elevated blood pressure, the cause of which is unknown; also called
essential hypertension
10. High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney
abnormality
11. Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left
ventricle of the heart; top number of a blood pressure reading - ✅✅6
Isolated systolic hypertension
1. Most common form of arteriosclerosis, in which fats are deposited on arterial
walls
2. Amount of blood the heart pumps out each minute
3. Amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are
at rest; the bottom number in a blood pressure reading
4. Abnormally elevated blood pressure
5. Systolic pressure is 140 mm Hg or more, but the diastolic pressure is less than
90 mm Hg
6. Normal blood pressure
7. Opposition to blood flow through the vessels
8. Deposit of fatty material in the artery
9. Abnormally elevated blood pressure, the cause of which is unknown; also called
essential hypertension
10. High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney
abnormality
