Hypertension Treatment and the Physiology Behind it

http://www.interactive-biology.com - What are the mechanisms that underlie the drugs that are used to treat hypertension? Drugs like ACE inhibitors, diuretics, and beta-blockers? That's what we cover in this video.

➟ Video Chapters

00:00 Intro - Hypertension Symptoms
00:25 Intro - Treatment of Hypertension
00:30 Lifestyle Modification
01:50 Blood Pressure = Cardiac Output x Peripheral Resistance
02:39 Treating Hypertension with Drugs
02:45 Drugs affecting peripheral resistance
02:50 ACE inhibitors
03:31 Drugs that block sympathetic stimulation
04:26 Drugs that affect Cardiac Output
04:31 Diuretics
05:33 Beta-blockers
06:26 Summary