Think 160 as the “treat-under” number that prevents lesions.
1. What best describes secondary hypertension in dogs and cats?
2. Which disease is most commonly associated with systemic hypertension in dogs and cats?
3. Which set of signs best reflects target organ damage from systemic hypertension?
Systemic hypertension — definition?
Persistent high pressure in systemic arteries.
Primary hypertension — cause?
Idiopathic, no identifiable underlying disease.
Secondary hypertension — cause?
Result of specific underlying disease.
Target organ damage — systems affected?
Ocular, renal, cardiac, neurologic.
Signs of TOD — common?
Retinopathy, azotemia, seizures, murmurs.
Start treatment — BP threshold?
SBP >160 mm Hg with active TOD.
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