Shadow Health- Antihypertensives Concept Lab Latest Updated A+ Guide Solution

Blood pressure (BP) the force applied by circulating blood on the walls of the blood vessels Systolic pressure the pressure against the walls when the hearts ventricles contract Diastolic pressure the pressure exerted when blood is replenished in the heart Normal BP Adults: around 120/80 mmHg When is BP highest when heart muscles contract When is BP lowest When heart muscles relax, allowing blood back into the heart Factors of Blood pressure 1) systemic blood volume 2) Cardiac output 3) peripheral resistance Blood volume the volume of the blood within the entire circulatory system Cardiac output the volume pumped out of the heart per minute Peripheral resistance the resistance blood meets as it flows through the blood vessels What is peripheral resistance determined by Primarily determined by: 1) size of blood vessels 2) vessels level of constriction/dilation Elevated BP Systolic between 120-129 and diastolic less than 80 Stage 1 hypertension