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    This document discusses the pathophysiology of hypertension. It lists contributing factors such as obesity, stress, increased sodium intake, and a family history of hypertension. Physiological changes that can occur include changes in blood viscosity, arterial beds, and vasoconstriction. These changes lead to increased systemic vascular resistance and afterload, activating the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and increasing blood pressure and volume. Long-term complications of uncontrolled hypertension include cerebrovascular accidents, cerebral hemorrhage, cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, retinal damage, kidney disease, and death.

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    This document discusses the pathophysiology of hypertension. It lists contributing factors such as obesity, stress, increased sodium intake, and a family history of hypertension. Physiological changes that can occur include changes in blood viscosity, arterial beds, and vasoconstriction. These changes lead to increased systemic vascular resistance and afterload, activating the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and increasing blood pressure and volume. Long-term complications of uncontrolled hypertension include cerebrovascular accidents, cerebral hemorrhage, cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, retinal damage, kidney disease, and death.

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    Hypertension Patho

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    This document discusses the pathophysiology of hypertension. It lists contributing factors such as obesity, stress, increased sodium intake, and a family history of hypertension. Physiological changes that can occur include changes in blood viscosity, arterial beds, and vasoconstriction. These changes lead to increased systemic vascular resistance and afterload, activating the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and increasing blood pressure and volume. Long-term complications of uncontrolled hypertension include cerebrovascular accidents, cerebral hemorrhage, cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, retinal damage, kidney disease, and death.

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    Pathophysiology of Hypertension

    Physiological Changes
    Contributing Factors

    Change in Blood Viscosity Change in arterial bed Vasoconstriction


    Environmental and Female Family History of
    Behavioral 53 y/o Hypertension
    Systemic vascular
    changes
    Cell membrane alteration
    Obesity
    ↑Afterload
    Stress Variation in angiotensin
    gene Renal Perfusion ↑BP Β-receptor activation
    ↑Na+ Intake
    Excess vasopressin Hyponatremia Activates juxtaglomerular Hypovolemia
    cells in the kidney

    Angiotensinogen ACE Angiotensin

    Arteriolar Angiotensin II
    vasoconstrictio

    Peripheral Adrenal cortex


    Resistance stimulation
    No Headache Confusion Dizziness
    Symptoms ↑
    Aldosterone
    Na+
    Visual changes Cardiac Nausea Chest pain reabsorption
    Arrythmias
    ↑BP
    H2O
    Reabsorption
    Sweating SOB Epistaxis
    ↑ Blood
    volume
    CVA Cerebral Cardiovascular Retinal Kidney Death
    Hemorrhage diseases damage Disease

    AMI Kidney
    Failure

    Heart
    failure

    References:

    Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Black and Hawk

    Medical-Surgical Nursing by Hangrove and Knuttel

    Pathophysiology Review by Hurts

    Clinical Applications of Pathophysiology by Brashers

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