MODULE 2.4: HYPERTENSION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the term describes hypertension caused by another disease process?
Essential
Primary
Secondary
Uncontrolled - Correct Answers -Secondary
Which blood pressure is represented by the top number?
Peripheral vascular resistance
Diastolic
Systolic
Cardiac output - Correct Answers –Systolic
Why is hypertension an issue? - Correct Answers --It is the single most common cause
of premature disability and death
-Commonly ASYMPTOMATIC. it rarely causes pain or distress until significant or
irreversible damage to an organ has occurred.
-Persistently high BP causes degenerative changes in blood vessels within the heart,
brain, lower extremities, kidneys, and eyes. This can cause heart attacks, renal failure,
peripheral vascular disease, and loss of vision.
Causes of Hypertension - Correct Answers --May be caused by increases in cardiac
output, total peripheral resistance, or both
-Conditions that reduce the lumen size of vessels, especially the arterials, increase
peripheral resistance.
Which blood pressure reading indicates hypertension?
120/70 mm Hg
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the term describes hypertension caused by another disease process?
Essential
Primary
Secondary
Uncontrolled - Correct Answers -Secondary
Which blood pressure is represented by the top number?
Peripheral vascular resistance
Diastolic
Systolic
Cardiac output - Correct Answers –Systolic
Why is hypertension an issue? - Correct Answers --It is the single most common cause
of premature disability and death
-Commonly ASYMPTOMATIC. it rarely causes pain or distress until significant or
irreversible damage to an organ has occurred.
-Persistently high BP causes degenerative changes in blood vessels within the heart,
brain, lower extremities, kidneys, and eyes. This can cause heart attacks, renal failure,
peripheral vascular disease, and loss of vision.
Causes of Hypertension - Correct Answers --May be caused by increases in cardiac
output, total peripheral resistance, or both
-Conditions that reduce the lumen size of vessels, especially the arterials, increase
peripheral resistance.
Which blood pressure reading indicates hypertension?
120/70 mm Hg
