Question

John is a normal 70kg male presents to physician's office with blood pressure of 180/100, the diagnostic test done with results of:

heart rate of 65BPM

End diastolic volume = 130ml

end-systolic volume = 70ml

blood volume - 6% of total fluid volume

Renin level is elevated

Does john have hypertension?

Answer 1

Yes. John is identified with hypertension.

The nirmal blood pressure is 120/80. John's pressure is elevated from the normal. He also identified with high ESV and EDV but decreased SV indicates decreased inotropy of the cardiomyocytes. Elevated level also causes more constrictive blood vessels which impose more pressure on the arterial walls leads to hypertension. Increased afterload is associated with long standing hypertension could cause decrease in stroke volume.