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ANTI HYPERTENSIVES. Mr. , , Lecturer INTRODUCTION. Hypertension > 140 mmHg > 90 mmHg **. Systolic Blood Diastolic Blood Pressure (SBP) Pressure (DBP). Types of Hypertension Essential Secondary A disorder of unknown origin affecting the Secondary to other disease processes Blood Pressure regulating mechanisms Environmental Factors Stress Na+ Intake Obesity Smoking TREATMENT. Symptomatic treatment is Mandatory: Damage to the vascular epithelium, paving the path for atherosclerosis (IHD, CVA) or nephropathy due to high intra-glomerular pressure Increased load on heart due to high BP can cause CHF. Hypertension, even asymptomatic needs treatment NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION. Hydraulic equation: Blood Pressure = Cardiac output (CO) X.
HYPERTENSION y Hypertension is not a disease y It is an arbitrarily defined disorder to which both environmental and genetic factors contribute y Hypertension - An inc. in BP such that
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