their own notes. The learner handout is followed by the teaching script for the educator. Relevant cases for discussion and a bibliography of articles related to preeclampsia and chronic hypertension in pregnancy can be found at the end of this section. PREECLAMPSIA PREECLAMPSIA / PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION Incidence • Preeclampsia complicates at lease 10% of first pregnancies Etiology • The etiology of preeclampsia is unknown but may be related to abnormal placentation. Obstetric
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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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FAMILY NURSING CARE PLAN Health Problem Family Nursing Problem Goal Objectives Nursing Intervention Methods Resources Required Evaluation Risk for Hypertension related to inappropriate lifestyle practices Subjective Cues: “Pagbuntis nako sauna kay taas akong BP.”‚ as verbalized by the client. “Taas pud ug BP akong bana.”‚ as verbalize by the client. Diet is usually composed of salty food. She usually sleeps and talks to neighbors as a way of relieving stress. Risk-prone health
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risk factor status of individual treatments regimens but patients’ perception of quality care they receive (Hawk‚ 2010). One important factor is to issue guidelines and advisories designed to increase awareness‚ prevention‚ treatment‚ and control hypertension through community screenings (Hawk‚ 2010). The World Health Organization reports that suboptimal BP (>115mmHg SBP) is responsible for 62% of cerebrovascular disease and 49% of ischemic heart disease‚ with little variation by sex. In addition
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Research Strategies for High Blood Pressure High blood pressure or Hypertension effects more than 900 million people world wide (Hajjar‚ Kotchen‚ & Kotchen‚ 2006). This disease can affect both men and women alike and can develop at various ages. Many Americans suffer from high blood pressure and many do not know they even have this disease. High blood pressure puts an individual at risk of stroke‚ heart attack‚ and death. The purpose of this paper is to describe a research strategy toward finding
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Name: Azure Gouge Topic: Addiction to Drugs: Phentermine Central Idea: Phentermine is a stimulant that is similar to amphetamine that affects the central nervous system; it is usually subscribed to treat obesity. Introduction I. How far would you go to be skinny? Would you risk life altering changes just to have the perfect body? Would you risk hurting your friends and family just to be skinny? Would it really be worth it to you? II. I want to discuss the
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disease.” A coronary disease (heart disease) is several conditions in which prevent the heart from completing its functions and affects the structures of the heart (heart.org 3). A few of these diseases are cardiomyopathy‚ coronary heart disease‚ hypertension‚ and tachycardia. These conditions are only a few of a hundred possibilities that can go wrong with the heart. The differences in the diseases is how they affect the heart and what part of the heart is targeted to malfunction. Other differences
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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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Pheochromocytoma is defined as‚ a tumor that is derived from chromaffin cells and is usually associated with paroxysmal or sustained hypertension. Chromaffin refers to staining deeply with chromium salts <chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla>. Paroxysmal means‚ of‚ relating to‚ or marked by paroxysms < the hypertension may be either sustained or paroxysmal>. Hypertension is the high arterial blood pressure that is usually indicated by an adult systolic blood pressure of 140 or greater(Pheochromocytoma
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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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