Blood Pressure Medications Exam Questions and
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1. Classification of Blood Pressure for Adults Answer: Normal Answer: less than
120 systolic and less than 80 diastolic
Prehypertension Answer: 120-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic
Stage 1 hypertension Answer: 140-159 systolic or 90-99 diastolic
Stage 2 hypertension Answer: 160 or higher systolic or 100 or higher diastolic
If prehypertensive, consider lifestyle changes - hypertension drugs are not prescribed at this point
2. This is an algorithm that doctors use to help them decide
which drug to prescribe. Answer: Notice how ditterent races are attected ditterently
3. Increased Risk of Heart Disease Death Associated with
Prehypertension and Hypertension by Decade of Life Answer: As age and systolic
blood pressure increase, there is a significantly greater risk of heart disease death.
The classification heart considered a systolic blood pressure of 120 mmHg as prehypertensive. Even
though 115 mmHg is not considered "prehypertensive" the risk for heart disease is increased at this
pressure, even more so with each decade of life.
As you move from 115 mmHg and up, the risk starts to increase - 1.67 greater chance of dying from
heart disease death at 120 mmHg systolic blood pressure in the youngest age range, and this increases
almost exponentially with each decade increase in age.
Even if you are prehypertensive (or not even prehypertensive but on the borderline), your risk of dying
from high blood pressure is considerable.
4. Hypertension Answer: Hypertension attects 30% of adults in the United States (can be based ott
of systolic, diastolic,
or based on the fact that they are taking hypertension medications). If someone's blood pressure falls
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in the range of prehypertensive but it is only in that range because it is controlled by a HTN drug, the
patient is still considered hypertensive.
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Correct Answers
1. Classification of Blood Pressure for Adults Answer: Normal Answer: less than
120 systolic and less than 80 diastolic
Prehypertension Answer: 120-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic
Stage 1 hypertension Answer: 140-159 systolic or 90-99 diastolic
Stage 2 hypertension Answer: 160 or higher systolic or 100 or higher diastolic
If prehypertensive, consider lifestyle changes - hypertension drugs are not prescribed at this point
2. This is an algorithm that doctors use to help them decide
which drug to prescribe. Answer: Notice how ditterent races are attected ditterently
3. Increased Risk of Heart Disease Death Associated with
Prehypertension and Hypertension by Decade of Life Answer: As age and systolic
blood pressure increase, there is a significantly greater risk of heart disease death.
The classification heart considered a systolic blood pressure of 120 mmHg as prehypertensive. Even
though 115 mmHg is not considered "prehypertensive" the risk for heart disease is increased at this
pressure, even more so with each decade of life.
As you move from 115 mmHg and up, the risk starts to increase - 1.67 greater chance of dying from
heart disease death at 120 mmHg systolic blood pressure in the youngest age range, and this increases
almost exponentially with each decade increase in age.
Even if you are prehypertensive (or not even prehypertensive but on the borderline), your risk of dying
from high blood pressure is considerable.
4. Hypertension Answer: Hypertension attects 30% of adults in the United States (can be based ott
of systolic, diastolic,
or based on the fact that they are taking hypertension medications). If someone's blood pressure falls
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in the range of prehypertensive but it is only in that range because it is controlled by a HTN drug, the
patient is still considered hypertensive.
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