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What is the product of blood pressure?
What is the product of blood pressure?
- Cardiac output and peripheral resistance (correct)
- Blood flow and vascular resistance
- Blood volume and heart rate
- Cardiac output and pulse pressure
What is the force that the blood exerts on the artery walls as the heart contracts to pump the blood to the peripheral organs?
What is the force that the blood exerts on the artery walls as the heart contracts to pump the blood to the peripheral organs?
- Diastolic pressure
- Mean arterial pressure
- Pulse pressure
- Systolic pressure (correct)
What is the definition of hypertension in adults?
What is the definition of hypertension in adults?
- Sustained systolic blood pressure of 130 mmHg or greater and/or a sustained diastolic blood pressure of 80 mmHg or greater
- Sustained systolic blood pressure of 120 mmHg or greater and/or a sustained diastolic blood pressure of 80 mmHg or greater
- Sustained systolic blood pressure of 150 mmHg or greater and/or a sustained diastolic blood pressure of 100 mmHg or greater
- Sustained systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg or greater and/or a sustained diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or greater (correct)
Which type of hypertension accounts for about 90% of all cases presenting with high blood pressure with no readily identifiable cause for their disease?
Which type of hypertension accounts for about 90% of all cases presenting with high blood pressure with no readily identifiable cause for their disease?
What is the definition of hypertension in adults?
What is the definition of hypertension in adults?
Which system is NOT involved in the regulation of blood pressure?
Which system is NOT involved in the regulation of blood pressure?
What is the sum of the diastolic pressure plus one-third the pulse pressure called?
What is the sum of the diastolic pressure plus one-third the pulse pressure called?
What is the most common type of hypertension?
What is the most common type of hypertension?
Which risk factor is often associated with primary/essential hypertension?
Which risk factor is often associated with primary/essential hypertension?
What is the rough definition of mean arterial pressure?
What is the rough definition of mean arterial pressure?
What is the difference between diastolic and systolic pressures called?
What is the difference between diastolic and systolic pressures called?
Which system is NOT involved in the regulation of blood pressure?
Which system is NOT involved in the regulation of blood pressure?
What is the product of blood pressure?
What is the product of blood pressure?
Which risk factor is NOT often associated with primary/essential hypertension?
Which risk factor is NOT often associated with primary/essential hypertension?
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