Chapter 31: Assessment & Management of Patients with Hypertension
1. Hypertension (HTN) is defined based on what two specific parameters?
2. What are the BP parameters for pre-HTN, stage 1 HTN, and stage 2 HTN?
3. What are some risk factors for HTN? See Chart 31-1.
4. Why does HTN often go undiagnosed until patients seek healthcare for a different problem?
5. What are some complications of HTN?
6. What are some necessary initial lifestyle changes that are recommended for patients who have HTN, to help prevent them from needing to be on anti-hypertensive medications?
7. Describe the mechanisms of action and nursing implications for the following classes of antihypertensive medications – diuretics, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin 2 receptor blockers (ARBs), & beta blockers.
8. What is the difference between HTN emergency and HTN urgency? How are these conditions treated?
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