Hypertension
Across
- 3. a decrease in blood pressure occurs as a result of this change in diameter size of vessels
- 4. vasoconstriction results in this change to blood pressure
- 6. this type of hypertensive crisis includes target organ damage
- 8. hypertensive patients with no symptoms are considered:
- 9. diabetes leads to hypertension as a result of this type of chronic change seen with lack of glycemic control
- 11. diet recommended for patients with heart disease including hypertension
Down
- 1. Sudden, excruciating chest and back pain and possibly reduced or absent pulses in extremities are indicative of this hypertensive emergency complication
- 2. diabetes results in this type of hypertension
- 5. damage to this organ indicates severe or prolonged hypertension and prior damage to the heart, brain and kidneys
- 7. blood pressure is a measurement of _____________ multiplied by systemic vascular resistance
- 10. a patient with a BP of 168/112 falls into this hypertensive classification