Question

- Primary hypertension:

Stephens PATH370 2019

- description, cause, risk factors, effects of long-term/prolonged hypertension, treatment

- difference between primary and secondary hypertension

Answer 1

Ans)Primary hypertension can result from multiple factors, including: blood plasma volume. hormone activity in people who manage blood volume and pressure using medication. environmental factors, such as stress and lack of exercise.
Other risk factors include:
sedentary lifestyle.
salt rich, high fat diet.
low potassium intake.

Treatment:

- calcium channel blockers, such as amlodipine (Norvasc) diuretics, such as hydrochlorothiazide/HCTZ (Microzide) angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, such as captopril (Capoten) angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), such as losartan (Cozaar).

- Primary (essential) hypertension is diagnosed in the absence of an identifiable secondary cause. Approximately 90-95% of adults with hypertension have primary hypertension, whereas secondary hypertension accounts for around 5-10% of the cases.

- Secondary hypertension differs from the usual type of high blood pressure (primary hypertension or essential hypertension), which is often referred to simply as high blood pressure. Primary hypertension has no clear cause and is thought to be linked to genetics, poor diet, lack of exercise and obesity.

- Primary (essential) hypertension is diagnosed in the absence of an identifiable secondary cause. Approximately 90-95% of adults with hypertension have primary hypertension, whereas secondary hypertension accounts for around 5-10% of the cases.