in men. Many studies have measure the effect of Hypertension among men of different ethnical and socio-economic backgrounds. Socioeconomic is one major determinant which influences high blood pressure in men. High blood pressure is a major illness in the human population‚ especially among men. High blood is normally called a “silent killer” due to the fact that there little to no symptoms. Fifty to fifty-eight million people suffer from hypertension with the increasing population being African Americans
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For years‚ hypertension has been one of the reason of mortality in the Philippines. Despite the efforts of the government in lowering cases of hypertension in the country‚ it continued to rise. Black‚ et al (2009)‚ simply stated‚ arterial hypertension is high blood pressure. It is defined as a persistent elevation of the systolic blood pressure (SBP) at a level of 140 mm Hg or higher and a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) at a level of 90mmhg or lower. According to Kozier (2008)‚ normal systolic blood
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Medical History The patient has a history of hypertension since 2006. It was diagnosed since her second pregnancy. Her BP would range from 130/90 to 160/100. Patient took Amlodipine‚ 5mg‚ for her hypertension‚ even when she was not pregnant. Aside from hypertension‚ the patient has no history of asthma‚ diabetes‚ cardiac disease‚ thyroid disease‚ epilepsy‚ hepatitis and allergies. IV. Family History The patient has a family history of hypertension and asthma on her paternal side. No other family
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Phytochemical Analysis of Medicinal Plants Used for the Management of Hypertension by Esan people of Edo State‚ Nigeria J.K. Mensah‚ R I. Okoli ‚1 A. A. Turay‚2 and E.A. Ogie-Odia Department of Botany 1Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences Ambrose Alli University‚ P.M.B 14‚ Ekpoma‚ Nigeria Issued 01 October 2009 Abstract Hypertension is one of the principal health problems in the society and a leading cause of cardio-vascular deaths
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at the subjects with hypertension and see what patterns I can find among the patients. I will record the similarities of risk factors. 4. Analyze the result of your experiment. Explain any patterns you observed. The experiment showed that age and body weight contribute greatly to the blood pressure of an individual. Persons that were obese and in an older age demographic had greater instances of hypertension. Hypertension occurred earlier in males than in females. Hypertension seemed to be greater
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subject: Audience analysis memo: hypertension date: July 10‚ 2016 When researching a topic on the internet we find that different Websites can be aimed toward specific audiences. “Besides identifying the primary and secondary audiences in a general way‚ you also need to understand your relationship with everyone involved” (Gurak & Lannon‚ pg. 53). This helps to determine the outline and formality of what will be stated in the site. When using the search term “hypertension”‚ I found two websites that
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Nursing Assessment Mr. C. is a 57-year-old businessman who was admitted to the surgical unit for treatment of a possible strangulated inguinal hernia.Two days ago he had a partial bowel resection. Postoperative orders include NPO‚ intravenous infusion of D51/2 NS at 125 cc/in her left arm‚ nasogastric tube to low intermittent suction. Mr. C. is in a dorsal recumbent (supine) position and is attempting to draw up his legs. He appears restless and is complaining of abdominal pain (7 on a scale of
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to evaluate nursing care at the unit level (Montalvo‚ 2007). There is a need for a database that can be linked to various practices‚ and providers‚ in order to identify those with hypertension patient‚ especially in the renal clinic. Hypertension is seen widely amongst patients who present in the renal clinic. Hypertension is becoming more prevalent
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Personal Impact Paper NUR/427 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
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The Patient Education Plan on Hypertension for Larry Garcia Background of Larry Garcia Larry Garcia is a 45years old Hispanic male who was newly diagnosed with hypertension during a work-related physical exam. He has been married for eighteen years and has three children. He has been employed as a sales rep for ten years with the same company. His current position is a high pressured position‚ but he is performing very well at this present time. His is Catholic but only attends church on holidays
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