Definition Pre-eclampsia is pregnancy induced hypertension usually accompanied by raised blood pressure and proteinuria‚ mainly diagnosed after week 20 and convulsion may occur. From 3% to 7% affected by pre-eclampsia and it is the major cause for morbidity and mortality. Diabetes‚ chronic hypertension and obesity are the main risk factors for pre-eclampsia (Maeda‚ 1954). It classified into three categories 1. Mild 150/99 mmHg 2. Moderate 160/109 mmHg 3. Severe < 160/110mmHg Causes 1. Excessive
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Research Article Critique Tonya L. Smith‚ RN Liberty University NUR 225 Research Article Critique The title of the research article I chose to critique is from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. “Hypertension‚ orthostatic-hypotension‚ and the risk of falls in a community-dwelling elderly population: The maintenance of balance‚ independent living‚ intellect‚ and zest in the elderly Boston study”; this title fits well with the content presented in the research article. The
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they could end up with a chronic illness. The most common health problems related to overeating are diabetes‚ hypertension‚ high cholesterol‚ and obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ studies have shown that people consuming large amounts of foods usually eat fats and sugar‚ which is linked to glucose intolerance‚ producing diabetes type 2. Hypertension is high blood pressure; in fact‚ people with
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John‚ a 58-year-old man‚ resides independently in a small apartment. His primary medical concern is hypertension‚ commonly known as high blood pressure. Despite his relatively stable health condition‚ John faces challenges due to his limited support network‚ primarily consisting of distant family members. This lack of immediate support presents obstacles as he manages his health condition on his own. Given his solitary living situation and the absence of close familial assistance‚ it is imperative
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Running Head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Risk Assessment Paper Tynette Miller Submitted to Dr. Sarah Combs in Partial Fulfillment of NR478 Community Health Nursing Practicum Regis University April 3‚ 2013 2 FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT A comprehensive family assessment provides a foundation to promote family health‚ Edelman & Mandle‚ C.
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The barriers to hypertensive medication are the perception that the medication makes patients urinate and that once they feel well‚ they can stop taking the medication. Patient barriers can include the understanding of hypertension and the consequences‚ false health beliefs‚ and poor compliance (Odedosu‚ Schoenthaler‚ Vieira‚ Agyemang‚ & Ogedegbe‚ 2012). This would fall into the non-adherence to the treatment regimen as a barrier to goal achievement (Woo & Robinson‚ 2016). I have also encountered
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This is a case study of a 76 year old female patient who is suffering from congestive cardiac failure. She has past medical history of hypertension‚ chronic renal failure‚ type 2 diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidaemia. She has been admitted in hospital several times recently and she was discharged 11 days ago from emergency department. Now she is suffering from dyspnoea and she feels like she can not catch her breath due to congestion of lungs. Congestion of lungs occurred due to congestive heart
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to heart attack and strokes. The force that makes weight on veins that is your systolic blood pressure. An ordinary systolic pressure is beneath 120. A measurement of at least 140 is high blood strain or high blood pressure (additionally called hypertension). The diastolic measurement‚ or the base number‚ is the strain in the arteries when the heart rests between pulsates. This is the time when the heart loads with blood and gets oxygen. A typical diastolic blood pressure is lower than 80. In a
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She has stage 2 hypertension: because her systolic blood pressure is greater than 139 mmHg. She is on Lotensin‚ which is an ACE inhibitor and it works by relaxing the blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily. This medication is used to treat high blood pressure. She
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Stage 1 hypertension is with a systolic of 140–159 with diastolic between 90–99. Stage 2 hypertension when the systolic is ≥160 and the diastolic is ≥100. Objective six: Explain the relationship between Mrs. James’s hypertensive and her new onset of seizure. Her seizure could he been prompted by her electroconvulsive
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