Personal Narrative: My Mother As My Patients

Today I had my mom as my patient. I was very happy to have her as my patient because she was very understandable about having her with me all day, and not cleaning her teeth. She has high blood pressure and takes Metoprorol 50 mg one table a day, to maintain a normal blood pressure. She had breakfast and took her medication prior to the appointment, and her BP reading was 130/81, pulse 54 beats per minute, and respiration was 20. Her pulse was 54 and the normal values are 60 to 100, but taking in consideration her age and fact that she expressed that this was normal for her, I did not consider this as a risk factor. The American Heart Association stays that bradycardia or heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute (BPM) in adults may depend