each year with 550‚000 new cases diagnosed yearly. (Emory healthcare‚ 2013) CHF is a medical condition in which the heart has become weak and cannot pump enough blood to meet the need for oxygen rich blood required by the vital organs of the body‚ less blood is pumped out of the heart to the organs and tissues in the body and pressure in the heart increases‚ it does not mean the heart has stopped working. (Murphy‚ 2013) Once the heart has become weakened by conditions such as hypertension‚ abnormal
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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) High blood pressure or hypertension means high pressure (tension) in the arteries. Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the pumping heart to all the tissues and organs of the body. High blood pressure does not mean excessive emotional tension‚ although emotional tension and stress can temporarily increase blood pressure. Normal blood pressure is below 120/80; blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89 is called "pre-hypertension"‚ and a blood pressure of 140/90
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from Klinik Kesihatan Jalan Raja Abdullah for high blood pressure during regular ante-natal check-up for 1 day duration. History Of Presenting Illness Patient was apparently well until 1 day ago when she was diagnosed to have high blood pressure during her regular antenatal check-up at Klinik Kesihatan Jalan Raja Abdullah. She was normotensive throughout the antenatal check-up before until yesterday when the doctor noticed that her blood pressure was high which was 170/100 mmHg for three time consecutively
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enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and following a salt-restricted weight loss diet. He is about 30 pounds over his ideal weight. At his clinic visit his blood pressure is noted to be 135/96. His heart rate is 70 beats/min. He has no complaints. His wife brought a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope with her in the hope of learning to take her husband’s blood pressure at home. What risk factors for primary hypertension are evident from K.H.’s history and physical data? Primary hypertension can be linked
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rate‚ which increases your blood pressure‚ which can increase blood flow and causing your heart to work much harder than it would in a relaxed state. PTSD has been associated with coronary heart disease and thromboembolic stroke and people with PTSD are more likely to have hypertension‚ hyperlipidemia‚ obesity and cardiovascular disease. The risks for PTSD patients should be noted because coronary heart diease can develop over time as a result of elevated blood pressure with turbulence and stress
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Senior citizens were tested to take garlic three times a day and check their blood pressure every one hour. Thus the age is a major cause of hypertension. Majority of the people had a blood pressure of 160mmHg over100mmHg and every two hours the patient feels better. The dizziness‚ the difficulty in breathing relieved. After 4 hours their blood pressure got lower. But I found also that garlic cannot handle too high blood pressures. I therefore conclude that garlic can be a cure to mild cases of hypertension
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recent routine check up with her physician her blood pressure was measured at 135/85mmHg and her blood tests were normal. Regardless‚ her doctor has suggested she make some changes to her lifestyle to try and reverse the deterioration in her health he has observed since her last visit. With Mrs. X’s blood pressure measuring 135/85mmHg it is placing her slightly at risk for entering levels of high blood pressure and hypertension. High levels of blood pressure are 140/90 mmHg and above. Therefore‚ Mrs
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alternative treatment for anxiety disorders. The hypothesis was that the continuous showing of a twenty-minute‚ funny episode of the participant’s choice‚ showed once a day for one month would continuously lower both SUD measures and systolic blood pressure values when measured directly after treatment. Furthermore‚ the humorous element of the show was hypothesized to reduce anxiety when the participant was exposed to a stressful situation (stressful virtual puzzle). Sixty participants (35 women
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stress is the response people may have when present with work demands and pressures that are not matched to their knowledge and abilities and which challenge their ability to cope. Stress occurs in a wide range of work circumstances but is often made worse when employees feel they have little support from supervisors and colleagues and where they can cope with its demands and pressures. There is often confusion between pressure or challenge and stress and sometimes it is used to excuse bad management
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information during the course of our work. 2.1 To have an blood pressure maintenance we should maintain a healthy lifestyle‚ doing some exercises daily and eating healthier‚ preventing having high blood pressure known as hypertension‚ is 140/90 or more‚ who chances increase as you get older‚ overweight‚ having a relative with high blood pressure‚ non-eating healthy‚ which puts us at risk of a heart attack or stroke. The low blood pressure known as hypotension‚ is 100/60 or less‚ can drop from a post
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