A Journey Through Medicine

1.18: Hypertension


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[Correction]: In an MI (or other ischaemic heart disease), the zone of necrosis spreads from the subendocardium outwards towards and through the myocardium.

Silent, but violent (not referencing Shaun's farts), hypertension is a key factor in the development of many pathologies affecting not only the cardiovascular system, but other organs such as the kidneys and brain. In this episode, Norm and Terence are joined by Jarrod as they discuss what hypertension is, why it can be bad and what it could result in.

Content covered in this episode includes:

- Causes and risk factors associated with hypertension

- Sequelae of chronic hypertension

- Hypertension and pregnancy

- Malignant hypertension

- RAAS system


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A Journey Through MedicineBy Shaun, Norm and Terence