What Is Hypertension?

http://www.interactive-biology.com - In this video, we cover hypertension. We're going to deal with things like Cardiac Output, peripheral resistance, stroke volume and heart rate, and talk about how those values are related to blood pressure. We also deal with the symptoms of hypertension.

00:00 Intro
00:12 Brief Review: Heart Blood Flow
00:54 Closer look: Blood Flow through a Blood Vessel
01:45 Graph of Blood Pressure (mm Hg)
02:50 What does "Hypertension" mean?
03:09 What to expect from someone with hypertension
03:50 Why hypertension is significant
04:24 How hypertension damages the blood vessels
05:05 Two kinds of Hypertension
05:35 Secondary hypertension
06:03 Primary or Essential hypertension
06:25 Signs of hypertension
07:35 How to check for hypertension
08:05 How to prevent hypertension