and the information from this case to explain each of the following aspects of blood pressure and discuss…
Hypertension is also called high blood pressure. It is a condition where the blood is pumping harder around the body and the arteries have high blood pressure constantly.…
High blood pressure is often called the “Silent Killer” because you usually don’t know you have it; there may be no outward symptoms or signs. So monitoring your blood pressure regularly is very critical.…
There are different ways to diagnose your blood pressure. The most common way is to use a blood pressure machine or monitor. The doctor normally takes an inflatable cuff and put it around your arm. The machine gets turned on and the cuff begins to tighten a little around your arm. While the cuff is tightening the machine is checking your blood pressure. Once the cuff deflate, it is done checking your blood pressure.…
Hypertension is sustained elevation of resting systolic BP (≥ 140 mm Hg), diastolic BP…
According to the model described in the health care services utilization primary care physicians are in place to handle preventative care. Due to John’s current condition of hypertension, he is not able to focus on future preventative care. His current ongoing condition is one of the factors working against him.…
A cohort study is conducted to assess the association between clinical characteristics and the risk of stroke. The study involves n=1,250 participants who are free of stroke at the study start. Each participant is assessed at study start (baseline) and every year thereafter for five years. The following table displays data on hypertension status measured at baseline and hypertension status measured two years later.…
Hypertension or otherwise known as high blood pressure is a term that millions of us are familiar with. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention “more than 65 million individuals have hypertension” ("High Blood Pressure", 2010). Blood pressure is defined as the force of blood against the artery walls as it circulates through the body. It can cause health problems if it stays high for a long time. It is measured using two numbers. The first, systolic, number represents the pressure in your blood vessels when your heart beats. The second, diastolic, number represents the pressure in your vessels when your heart rests between beats ("High Blood Pressure", 2010). A healthy blood pressure reading is lower than 120/80mmHg and pre-hypertension is between 120/80mm Hg and 139/89mmHg. Stage one hypertension is between 140/90mm Hg and 159/99mm Hg and stage two hypertension is a reading of 160/100mm Hg or higher ("About High Blood Pressure", 2012). High blood pressure raises your risk for heart disease and stroke and is one of leading causes of death in the United States. It is often called the "silent killer" because many people don 't realize they have it and often has no warning signs or symptoms ("High Blood Pressure", 2010). High blood pressure, if left untreated, can cause severe damage to the body 's organs, including the brain, heart, blood vessels, and kidneys. Risk factors for hypertension include: increasing age, male, race (African Americans, Hispanics), diabetes, family history, high sodium diet, obesity, physical inactivity, alcohol, and tobacco use. The goal for treating people with this chronic condition is to decrease mortality and increase quality of life (Wang, MD & Vasan, MD, 2005 ).…
The patient should be seated with the feet flat on the floor. The BP is obtained in both arms,…
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Symptoms of high blood pressure? One of the most dangerous aspects of High blood pressure is that you may not know that you have it. In fact, nearly one-third of people who have high blood pressure don't know it. The only way to know if your blood pressure is high is through regular checkups. This is especially important if you have a close relative who has high blood pressure. If your blood pressure is extremely high, there may be certain symptoms to look out for, including headaches, fatigue or confusion, vision problems, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and irregular breathing. Hypertensive crisis is a term for hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency. These two conditions occur when blood pressure becomes very high, possibly causing organ damage. Hypertensive urgency occurs when blood pressure spikes blood pressure readings are 180/110 or higher, but there is no damage to the body's organs. Hypertensive emergency means blood pressure is so high that organ damage can occur. Blood pressure must be reduced immediately to prevent organ damage. This is done in an…
7. HTN: Hypertension is the most common primary diagnosis in the United States. Normal blood pressure is defined as <80 mm Hg diastolic. Hypertension begins at a systolic pressure of 140 mm Hg or a diastolic pressure of 90 mm Hg. Hypertension does not have a clearly identifiable etiology and is therefore an idiopathic disorder. Modifiable risk factors for the development of hypertension include obesity, sedentary lifestyle, metabolic syndrome, dietary factors, and tobacco use. Nonmodifiable risk factors include advancing age, and family history. The great concern for the treatment of blood pressure is because of the harm it may cause in body tissues and organs and the resulting significant morbidity and mortality. EM takes Lasix and Diltiazem to help control her hypertension. (Copstead, L., & Banasik, J. 2013)…
If an individual has a history of hypertension, it is a very likely risk that they will face an increase in blood pressure, leading to hypertension.…
The RN changed the subject when the patient talk about her dizziness problem. This may cause the patient to stop expressing the patient’s feeling by fear or lack of confident.…
Patient with chronic disease Hypertension is a 44years old female that on a regular physical yearly check examination to see her Doctor discover that her blood pressure is high. Patient is a divorcee with two children and works as nurse assistance in a hospital, patient is not overweight, exercise, watch what she eats, a nonsmoker, nonalcoholic user. However, patient went through a very rough spousal abusive relationship which left her with caring, supporting, and feeding the children by self and also in school to attain an education, these took a tool on her. Patient on the other hand has a family history of high blood pressure which her mother died from stroke at age 85 years, father found dead at age 77years.…