Which of the following is a key factor in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension involving the kidney?
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: Reduced renal sodium excretion at normal pressures
A central theory in essential hypertension is that the kidneys require a higher-than-normal arterial pressure to excrete sodium loads. This 'reset' pressure-natriuresis curve maintains the hypertensive state.
Keep practicing
More Hypertension Pathology questions
- Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage most commonly occurs in which location?
- What happens to the 'vascular compliance' in chronic hypertension?
- Which of the following is the characteristic morphological change seen in the small arteries of patients with benign hypertension?
- A 45-year-old male presents with a blood pressure of 210/130 mmHg, papilledema, and acute renal failure. A kidney biopsy is likely to show…
- Hypertension is a major risk factor for the development of 'berry aneurysms.' Where are these most commonly located?
- Which heart chamber undergoes the most significant adaptive change in response to long-standing systemic hypertension?