PPT-Approach to Hypertension

Dr Esther Tsang April 2011 Scenario 1 It is 459 pm and you are just waiting to get home The attendant from AampE happily wheels in a patient admitted from casualty His diagnosis was uncontrolled hypertension as always. Sheet What I s Pulmonary Hypertension? Pulmonary hypertension occurs when the pressure in the blood vessels leading from the heart to the lungs is too high. The heart pumps blood from the right vent women. Najat. Joubran Fares M.D. St George Hospital . University of . Balamand. Prevalence of high blood pressure by age and race/ethnicity for men and women, US population 18 years of age and older. *Estimate based on sample size not meeting minimum requirements of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III design or relative SEM greater than 30%.. Professor Colin P Bradley. Department of General Practice. University College Cork . Factors that influence office blood pressure readings. Time of day. Patient anxiety. Patient activity. Cuff size . Jay Patel, MD. CR FIRM C. Initial Evaluation. What are the vitals?. EKG. Is this new or old?. What has the rate of increase been?. Is the patient . mentating. well?. Are there signs of acute end-organ damage?. CHAPTER Hypertension and the Kidney Adrenal Hypertension PHYSIOLOGIC MECHANISMS IN ADRENAL HYPERTENSION DisorderPrimary aldosteronismCushing DAVOOD SHAFIE,MD. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN CARDIOLOGY. ISFAHAN UNIVERCITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. FELLOWSHIP IN HEART FAILURE AND TRANSPLANTATION. .. .. Accurate Blood Pressure Measurement. The . equipment. Putting the Guidelines into Practice. Relationships. . with. commercial . interests. :. Grants/. Research. Support: . Speakers Bureau/. Honoraria. : . Consulting . Fees. : . Data . Safety. and Monitoring: . Jonathan Elliott. Royal Veterinary College. London. Landmarks for feline hypertension research at the RVC. 1992 first BSAVA Clinical Studies Trust Fund grant awarded (Penney Barber appointed - PhD). 1993 Measurement of ionised calcium using electrode methods – is low ionised calcium related to feline hypertension?. Acknowledgments . This slide set was adapted from materials created by the following groups:. FPQC Hypertension in Pregnancy Initiative. http://. health.usf.edu/publichealth/chiles/fpqc/hip. CMQCC Preeclampsia Collaborative. Shannon Harris, DNP, FNP. Objectives. Causes of hypertension. Classifications of hypertension. Risk factors. Diagnosis . Complications. Management . Final thoughts. Hypertension. The #1 modifiable risk factor for stroke. ACCF/AHA 2011. Expert Consensus Document. . . Developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, Association of Black Cardiologists, American Geriatrics Society, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, and the European Society of Hypertension. Classification (. A. dults). BP Classification. Systolic BP (mmHg). Diastolic BP (mmHg). Normal. < 120. and <. 80. Prehypertension. 120 – 139. or 80 - 89. Stage 1 hypertension. . Ahmed . Alquthami, MD, MHSA. Introduction. Hypertension & . Stroke. Background. Pathophysiology. Significance. Descriptive Epidemiology. Causes. Prevention and control measures. Current research. Hypertension . doubles the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including coronary heart disease (CHD), congestive heart failure (CHF), ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, renal failure, and peripheral arterial disease.