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NUSA 207: Exam 4 Questions and
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Alpha 1 causes
✓ - vasoconstriction
✓ - increased peripheral resistance
✓ - increased blood pressure
✓ - mydriasis (pupil dilation)
✓ - increase closure of bladder internal sphincter
Beta 1 causes
✓ - tachycardia
✓ - increased lipolysis
✓ - increased myocardial contractility
✓ - increased release of renin (leading to increased BP)
Beta 2 causes
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✓ - vasodilation
✓ - bronchodilation
✓ - increased release of glucagon
✓ - relaxation of uterine smooth muscle
Beta 1 blockers affect
✓ heart
Beta 2 blockers affect
✓ lungs
Primary BP factors
✓ - blood volume
✓ - peripheral resistance
✓ - cardiac output
Blood volume
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✓ fluid loss
✓ - dehydration
✓ fluid retention
✓ - aldosterone
✓ - ADH
Peripheral resistance (diameter of arterioles)
✓ - sympathetic nervous system activity
✓ - renin/angiotensin II
✓ - increase in blood viscosity
Cardiac output
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✓ stroke volume
✓ - preload
✓ - contractility
✓ - afterload
✓ heart rate
✓ - sympathetic nervous system
✓ - parasympathetic nervous system
✓ - epinephrine
Primary hypertension
✓ - no identifiable cause
✓ - essential hypertension
Secondary hypertension
✓ - specific cause of the HTN can be identified
✓ - Cushing's syndrome, hyperthyroidism, renal disease
Chronic hypertension
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NUSA 207: Exam 4 Questions and
Answers Grade A+
Alpha 1 causes
✓ - vasoconstriction
✓ - increased peripheral resistance
✓ - increased blood pressure
✓ - mydriasis (pupil dilation)
✓ - increase closure of bladder internal sphincter
Beta 1 causes
✓ - tachycardia
✓ - increased lipolysis
✓ - increased myocardial contractility
✓ - increased release of renin (leading to increased BP)
Beta 2 causes
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✓ - vasodilation
✓ - bronchodilation
✓ - increased release of glucagon
✓ - relaxation of uterine smooth muscle
Beta 1 blockers affect
✓ heart
Beta 2 blockers affect
✓ lungs
Primary BP factors
✓ - blood volume
✓ - peripheral resistance
✓ - cardiac output
Blood volume
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✓ fluid loss
✓ - dehydration
✓ fluid retention
✓ - aldosterone
✓ - ADH
Peripheral resistance (diameter of arterioles)
✓ - sympathetic nervous system activity
✓ - renin/angiotensin II
✓ - increase in blood viscosity
Cardiac output
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✓ stroke volume
✓ - preload
✓ - contractility
✓ - afterload
✓ heart rate
✓ - sympathetic nervous system
✓ - parasympathetic nervous system
✓ - epinephrine
Primary hypertension
✓ - no identifiable cause
✓ - essential hypertension
Secondary hypertension
✓ - specific cause of the HTN can be identified
✓ - Cushing's syndrome, hyperthyroidism, renal disease
Chronic hypertension
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