make up a portion of the more than 50 million people living in the United States that identify as Hispanic or Latino. Hypertension is among the most common degenerative diseases that affects the American population‚ as the CDC estimates about 75 million adults -- almost 30% of American adults -- has high blood pressure (CDC‚ 2016). According to Dr. Thomas Pickering‚ hypertension rates among Hispanic Americans are the least of the 4 groups studied that included non-Hispanic African Americans‚ non-Hispanic
Premium Hypertension Health care Obesity
SUBJECT: ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION STUDENT NUMBER: M00037713 CLINICAL SCIENCES II INTRODUCTION Essential hypertension‚ otherwise known as primary or idiopathic hypertension‚ is a condition of raised blood pressure with no identifiable cause. Secondary hypertension occurs when blood pressure elevation results from a specific and potentially treatable cause. These include renal diseases‚ endocrine causes‚ congenital cardiovascular causes and pregnancy. This study however‚ will
Premium Hypertension Blood pressure
CASE 9: Rogers’ Chocolates Strategic Management INTRODUCTION Rogers’ Chocolates is the oldest chocolate company in Canada based in Victoria‚ British Columbia. Rogers’ Chocolates focuses on the premium chocolate market and differentiates itself by delivering award winning quality products at a fair price; this combination creates a good value for its customers. They also have expertise at creating an outstanding customer experience within their Victorian themed retail locations that have
Premium Marketing Sales Shopping mall
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension HCS/245 Kristene Diggins November 21‚ 2014 Jamikka Waremercer The respiratory disease that I chose is Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. This disease is very interesting to me because‚ I just had to research about it because my husband just had to go to the doctor because they think this is what he may have. I have learned a lot‚ Pulmonary arterial hypertension of variable degree is commonly associated with adult congenital heart disease. Doctors say
Premium Heart Pneumonia Asthma
adequate rest the pain subsides. Mrs. Donelson discontinued use of Lipitor because she thought it might be causing her leg pain. She also presented with complaints of recurrent headaches‚ a morning cough‚ and loss of hair on her effected leg. Mrs. Donelson has a history of periodic angina and heart palpitations; however‚ at the present time she is asymptomatic. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Hypertension‚ diagnosed “years ago‚” poorly
Premium Medicine Health care Patient
Hypertension Sha’mes Lashawn Handford Moss Point High School November 16‚ 2012 Abstract Hypertension is the most chronic medical condition that adults have. This disease affects many organs of the body including the heart‚ eyes‚ and kidney. Hypertension can increase with age‚ weight‚ and inheritance. Generally‚ the hypertensive population is increasing but physicians are working on various treatments to prevent and control this disease. Prescription drugs in the United States are
Premium Hypertension
Mr. O = 63-year old male patient with Hypertension Eric = 13-year old middle school honors student with Diabetes Hello Mr. O‚ I am Ashley‚ the Nurse Educator and I am here to explain your recent diagnoses‚ Hypertension to you. Hypertension means to have high blood pressure. A considerably healthy blood pressure would be between 110/70 to 120/80. A blood pressure 140/90 and above is considered a high blood pressure which causes hypertension. High blood pressure is when the force of blood pushing
Premium Hypertension Blood pressure Myocardial infarction
Hypertension (HTN) or high blood pressure‚ sometimes called arterial hypertension‚ is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated.[1] This requires the heart to work harder than normal to circulate blood through the blood vessels. Blood pressure is summarised by two measurements‚ systolic and diastolic‚ which depend on whether the heart muscle is contracting (systole) or relaxed between beats (diastole). Normal blood pressure at rest is within the range of
Free Blood pressure Hypertension
Prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension in rural women: A report from the villages of West Bengal‚ a state in the eastern part of India ajr_1287 219..225 Anindita Dutta‚ PhD‚1‚2 and Manas Ranjan Ray‚ PhD2 1 College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering‚ Peking University‚ Beijing‚ China; and Department of Experimental Hematology‚ Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute‚ Kolkata‚ India 2 Abstract Objective: To find out the prevalence of hypertension‚ pre-hypertension and tachycardia
Free Blood pressure Hypertension
Dr. Curry-Roger’s talk was very interesting and had many different points throughout. The first interesting point mentioned was that dinosaurs are birds. Dr. Curry-Roger explained that both birds and dinosaurs had a lot in common. She stated that birds have feathers that are complex‚ a fused clavicle‚ short bony tails‚ bones that are filled with air sacs‚ efficient breathing‚ and a fast growth rate. When comparing fossils to birds‚ they had many of the same features. Some dinosaurs had feathers‚
Premium Evolution Dinosaur Paleontology