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Hypertension

Curriculum Block

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal
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Curriculum Block
Part 2 Medical Foundation 2 Renal
Curriculum Week
Part 2
Discipline
Nephrology

Related Objectives

Parent Objective

The Kidney: Regulation of Fluid Compartments, Electrolytes, and Hypertension

Child Objectives
  • Explain the mechanisms responsible for maintaining blood pressure in the normal range.
  • Explain the pathological consequences of hypertension on the brain, heart and kidneys.
  • Explain the mechanisms responsible for essential and secondary hypertension.
  • Explain the mechanisms responsible for elevation of blood pressure in the setting of renal artery stenosis.
  • Explain the mechanisms of action by which diuretics, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and calcium channel blockers reduce elevated blood pressure.
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