Hypertension (63 yr old) Hypertension or high blood pressure is a common disorder when blood pressure remains abnormally high 140/90 or greater for a period of time and doesn’t go down. Seniors with high blood pressure‚ a single specific cause is not known. Factors that can raise blood pressure are eating too much salt‚ drinking too much alcohol‚ not excising‚ taking certain medicines‚ having long lasting stress‚ and smoking. If high blood pressure is not brought down to normal it can have
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Running head: The effects of hypertension The Causes of Hypertension and Effect on the Cardiovascular Syst Course: HSC 46 Annotated Bibiography Appel‚ L. J.‚ H.‚ Jackson.W.T.‚ Greene‚ T .‚. Agodoa‚ L.Y.‚ Astor‚ B.C . Bakris‚ G.L .‚ William H. Cleveland‚ W.H.‚ Charleston‚ J.‚Gabriel Contreras‚ G .‚ Faulkner‚M.L.‚Gabba F.B.‚ Gassman‚ J.J.‚ Lee A. Hebert.‚ . Jamerson‚ K. A.‚ Kopple‚J.D.‚ Kusek‚ J. W.‚ Lash‚J. P.‚ Janice P. Lea.‚ Julia B. Lewis.‚ Lipkowit‚ M. S.‚Massry‚S.G.‚ Mille‚ E. R
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INTRODUCTION Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy‚ previously known as Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH)‚ are high blood pressure disorders of pregnancy. It has long been one of the major problems for mothers in pregnancy‚ along with infection and postpartum hemorrhage. PIH is classified as gestational hypertension‚ mild preeclampsia‚ severe preeclampsia and eclampsia‚ depending on how far development advances. A woman is said to be preeclamptic when her blood pressure increases and shows protein
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Chapter 33: Nursing Management: Hypertension Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action will the nurse in the hypertension clinic take in order to obtain an accurate baseline blood pressure (BP) for a new patient? a. Deflate the BP cuff at a rate of 5 to 10 mm Hg per second. b. Have the patient sit in a chair with the feet flat on the floor. c. Assist the patient to the supine position for BP measurements. d. Obtain two BP readings in the dominant arm and average the results. ANS: B The patient
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While the United States has the most expensive health care system‚ it is fairly inaccessible and the quality of care falls short when compared to many healthcare systems in the world. Statistics obtained from The World Bank’s 2013 database show that the U.S. has the highest health care costs of any industrialized nation. In a report released by The Common Wealth the U.S. consistently underperformed relative to other industrialized countries on most dimensions of performance indicators (Davis‚ Stremikis
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Question One: Hypertension (in addition to a number of medical conditions) may be considered as primary or secondary. Explain these concepts giving three examples of secondary hypertension and their pathophysiology. Most of the conditions that cause secondary hypertension involve the overproduction of one of the body’s hormones. Some of the medical problems that can cause secondary hypertension include: Kidney disease. Secondary hypertension is related to damaged kidneys or to an abnormal
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Case Study Joe Camel‚ in room 725‚ is an 68 year old Caucasian male who was seen in the Emergency Department at Frick Memorial Hospital the morning of September 9‚2013 by Dr. Black D.O. Mr. Camel was initially presented with shortness of breath‚ chest pain (angina) and persistent cough. He was alert and oriented and was able to answer all past history medical questions. Joe has been diagnosed through his family physician with Diabetes Mellitus‚ hypertension‚ and Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
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Significance IV. Objectives: General: Specific: V. Patients Profile: Physical Assessment Laboratory Results VI. Anatomy and Physiology VII. Pathophysiology (with Medical-Surgical Mgt.‚NursingMgt.‚Collaborative Mgt.) VIII. Drug Study IX. Preventive Action Plan X. Nursing Care Plan Acknowledgement I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to my professor Dr. Robert Denopol‚ who was abundantly helpful in terms of offering invaluable assistance‚ support‚ guidance‚ precious
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Inaccessibility of appropriate resources for care‚ specifically physical inaccessibility Goal: The family will be able to verbalize the nursing care management for hypertension Short-Term Goals: Within 3 days of nursing interventions and health education‚ the family will be able to: a. Determine risk factors that contribute to hypertension such as age‚ lifestyle‚ family history‚ dietary intake and obesity b. Incorporate low-sodium and low-fat foods into diet c. Acquire information on alternative
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Hypertension is often associated with obesity‚ and losing weight can result in a significant drop in blood pressure. Sodium has long been linked with an increased occurrence of hypertension. However‚ reducing salt intake can decrease the incidence of hypertension. People often used diuretic drugs to treat high blood pressure and the most common drug is called “thiazide” diuretics
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