HYPERTENSION • A sustained diastolic blood pressure of >90 mmHg accompanied by an elevated blood pressure of >140 mmHg resulting from an increased arteriolar resistance…

SEVERE HYPERTENSION SEVERE HYPERTENSION • BP >180/110 mmHg • Categories of severe hypertension – Asymptomatic – hypertensive urgencies hypertensive – hypertensive…

HYPERTENSION (High blood pressure, HTN, HPN) Definition •Chronic elevation in BP > 140/90 •Etiology unknown in 90-95% of pts (“essential hypertension”) •Always…

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