Flashcards: Veterinary Hypertension Management — 12 cards

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.

Dog first-line therapy — drug?

ACE inhibitors like enalapril or benazepril.

Dog second-line options — drugs?

Telmisartan, amlodipine, beta-blockers, alpha-blockers.

Cat first-line therapy — drug?

Amlodipine or telmisartan.

Cat recheck timing — amlodipine?

3-5 days after starting.

Cat recheck timing — telmisartan?

7-10 days after starting.

RAAS activation — effect?

Can cause cardiac fibrosis, salt/water retention.