All about Hypertension

Description

            This course is complete guide for understanding blood pressure & Hypertension. According to WHO 1 in 5 adult is suffering from Hypertension. If cases of hypertension remain untreated it can cause serious cardiovascular impairment which is one of the leading cause of death worldwide. Being a medical student or doctor its very essential to learn A-Z of hypertension.

            This course is an attempt to clear your concept regarding blood pressure and hypertension. The slides in course is easiest way to learn Blood pressure & hypertension in shortest time humanly possible. In gross we will be covering, essential anatomy & physiology of cardiovascular system, BP regulatory mechanism , Pathology of hypertension, investigations in hypertension, Antihypertensive drugs& Line of treatment of hypertension and much more.

What exactly we will be discussing in course:

• Structure & function of heart

• Arterial & venous system

• Introduction to blood pressure

• Systolic & Diastolic pressure

• Cardiac output

• Total peripheral resistance

• Variations in Blood pressure

• Factors affecting blood pressure

• Central factors affecting Blood pressure

• Peripheral factors affecting Blood pressure

• Regulation of arterial Blood pressure

• Nervous mechanism of BP regulation

• Renal mechanism of BP regulation

• Hormonal mechanism of BP regulation

• Local mechanism of BP regulation

• Introduction to hypertension

• Types of hypertension

• Primary hypertension

• Pathology in Primary hypertension

• Causes of Secondary hypertension

• DD of secondary hypertension

• Signs & symptoms of hypertension

• Complications of hypertension

• Investigations in hypertension

• Treatment of hypertension

• Anti hypertensive drugs

• Calcium channel blockers

• ACE inhibitors

• AT II antagonist

• Vasodilators

• Diuretics

• Sympatheticolytics (centrally acting, adrenergic neuron blocking agents, α blocker, β blocker α & β blocker)

• Line of treatment of hypertension

• Drug treatment

• Surgical treatment

• Hypertensive emergency management

• Points to remember while prescribing antihypertensive drugs

• And much more

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