Cardiac care in critically Ill neurological patients

• Verfasst von: Brachmann, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Moore, Laurie [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Schuster, Hans-Peter [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Cardiac care in critically Ill neurological patients
• Verf.angabe: Johannes Brachmann, Laurie Moore, Hans Peter Schuster
• Jahr: 1994
• Umfang: 13 S.
• Fussnoten: Elektronische Reproduktion der Druck-Ausgabe 6. Dezember 2012 ; Gesehen am 16.05.2024
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Neurocritical care
• Ort Quelle: Berlin; Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag, 1994
• Jahr Quelle: 1994
• Band/Heft Quelle: (1994), Seite 997-1009
• ISBN Quelle: 978-3-642-87602-8
• DOI: doi:10.1007/978-3-642-87602-8_94
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1888949392

Abstract

The upper limits of normal for systolic and diastolic blood pressures are 140 and 90 mmHg, respectively. Repeated measured values above 150 mmHg systolic or 90 mmHg diastolic must be considered hypertension. Chronic hypertension is implicated in ischemic heart disease, atherosclerotic vascular disease, renal failure, and stroke. Although the most common form of hypertension, essential hypertension, is of unknown etiology, secondary causes of hypertension include renal and renovascular disease, endocrine disorders (Cushing’s syndrome, Conn’s syndrome, pheochromocytoma, or carcinoid), obesity, and pregnancy. A thorough evaluation of hypertensive patients is indicated. An overview is given in Table 1.