American Heart Association Handout
1. HTN is a major risk factor for... : CAD, stroke (CVA), renal
failure
2. HTN affects how much of the American population: : 1/3
3. Joint National Committee on Prevention Detection Evaluation
& TX of High BP (JNC) recommendations has drawn attention
to the condition of pre HTN and lowered the target BP for pt
with: : DM & renal disease using anti HTN meds for treatment
4. variability of BP tendency of BP yo increase in presence of
DR. is known as: : the white coat effect
5. Gold Standard for taking BP is: : taken by trained H/C
professional using a sphygmomanometer using Korotkoff Sound
technique.
6. Three reasons for inaccurate BP results in the clinic..:
: inaccuracies of method, some that are avoidable
variability of BP
tendency of BP to increase in presence of DR.
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,7. pts with HTN whose pressure remains high at night called
non dippers are at a higher risk for: : cardiovascular
morbidity
8. three potential measures of BP that could contribute to
adverse effects of HTN?: : average level
diurnal variation (fluctuation in
rate) short term variability
9. The recognition of these limitations of the traditional clinic
readings has led to 2 parallel developments which are: :
Increasing use of measurements made out of the clinic, which avoids
white coat effect and also allows increased numbers of readings to be
taken; and an increased use of automated devices being used both in
and out of the office setting.
10.This decreased reliance on traditional readings has been
accelerated by the fact that mercury is being banned in many
countries, The leading contenders to replace mercury are:
: aneroid and oscillometric devices, both of which are being used
with increasing frequency but are not as accurate as mercury.
2/8
, 11.According to the National Health And Nutrition Examination
Survey (NHANES), how many Americans have hypertension,:
: at least 65 million adult Americans, or nearly one-third of the US
adult population,
12.HTN is defined as: : a systolic blood pressure e140 mm
Hg, diastolic blood pressure e90 mm Hg, and/or current use of anti-
hypertensive medication.
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1. HTN is a major risk factor for... : CAD, stroke (CVA), renal
failure
2. HTN affects how much of the American population: : 1/3
3. Joint National Committee on Prevention Detection Evaluation
& TX of High BP (JNC) recommendations has drawn attention
to the condition of pre HTN and lowered the target BP for pt
with: : DM & renal disease using anti HTN meds for treatment
4. variability of BP tendency of BP yo increase in presence of
DR. is known as: : the white coat effect
5. Gold Standard for taking BP is: : taken by trained H/C
professional using a sphygmomanometer using Korotkoff Sound
technique.
6. Three reasons for inaccurate BP results in the clinic..:
: inaccuracies of method, some that are avoidable
variability of BP
tendency of BP to increase in presence of DR.
1/8
,7. pts with HTN whose pressure remains high at night called
non dippers are at a higher risk for: : cardiovascular
morbidity
8. three potential measures of BP that could contribute to
adverse effects of HTN?: : average level
diurnal variation (fluctuation in
rate) short term variability
9. The recognition of these limitations of the traditional clinic
readings has led to 2 parallel developments which are: :
Increasing use of measurements made out of the clinic, which avoids
white coat effect and also allows increased numbers of readings to be
taken; and an increased use of automated devices being used both in
and out of the office setting.
10.This decreased reliance on traditional readings has been
accelerated by the fact that mercury is being banned in many
countries, The leading contenders to replace mercury are:
: aneroid and oscillometric devices, both of which are being used
with increasing frequency but are not as accurate as mercury.
2/8
, 11.According to the National Health And Nutrition Examination
Survey (NHANES), how many Americans have hypertension,:
: at least 65 million adult Americans, or nearly one-third of the US
adult population,
12.HTN is defined as: : a systolic blood pressure e140 mm
Hg, diastolic blood pressure e90 mm Hg, and/or current use of anti-
hypertensive medication.
3/8
