Hypertension Quiz #1

Based on the 2017 ACC/AHA definition, the normal BP is:

• Systolic BP of < 110 mmHg AND Diastolic BP of <80 mmHg

• Systolic BP of < 120 mmHg AND Diastolic BP of <90 mmHg

• Systolic BP of < 120 mmHg AND Diastolic BP of <70 mmHg

• Systolic BP of < 120 mmHg AND Diastolic BP of <80 mmHg

A type of hypertension with no specific cause. It is also referred to as essential hypertension

• Primary Hypertension

• Secondary Hypertension

A series of events that may occur in a patient with cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension.

• Remodeling

• End stage heart disease

• cardiovascular continuum

• Coronary Artery Disease

The force exerted by the blood vessels when the blood flows through them.

• Cardiac Output

• Blood Pressure

• Total peripheral resistance

• Stroke Volume

Blood pressure categories are based on an average of at least 2 or more blood pressure readings in at least how many occasions?

• in at least one (1) occasion

• in at least two (2) occasions

• in at least four (4) occasions

• in at least five (5) occasions

It is the blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood, away from the heart

• Artery

• Veins

• Capillaries

Blood vessels which transport deoxygenated blood from the different parts of the body back to the heart

• Artery

• Vein

• Capillaries

Refers to the amount of blood that the heart pumps through the circulatory system per minute

• Stroke Volume

• Cardiac output

• Blood Volume