Understanding Arterial Hypertension
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What is the common name for primary arterial hypertension?

  • Essential hypertension (correct)
  • Symptomatic hypertension
  • Renoparenchymatous hypertension
  • Secondary hypertension

    • What percentage of arterial hypertension cases does essential hypertension account for?

  • 15-20%
  • 5-10%
  • 10-15%
  • 90-95% (correct)

    • Which condition is characterized by an increase in blood pressure due to another confirmed disease?

  • Primary hypertension
  • Nephrogenic hypertension (correct)
  • Neurogenic hypertension
  • Endocrine hypertension

    • What type of symptomatic hypertension is linked to kidney diseases?

    <p>Nephrogenic symptomatic hypertension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes vasorenal arterial hypertension?

    <p>Damage to the renal parenchyma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What triggers the activation of renin secretion in the juxtaglomerular apparatus of the kidney?

    <p>Disturbances in intrarenal blood flow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organ produces the plasma protein angiotensinogen?

    <p>Liver</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main effect of angiotensin-II on smooth muscle cells of the vascular wall?

    <p>Thickening of the vascular wall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main consequence of stimulation of angiotensin II receptors in the adrenal glands?

    <p>Increased aldosterone secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the functional and morphological changes in arteries induced by angiotensin-II?

    <p>Vascular wall remodelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

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