Introduction: High blood pressure or hypertension meaning 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. Normal Blood Pressure is below 120/80; blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89 is consider pre-hypertension‚ and a blood pressure of 140/90 or above is considered high. The systolic blood pressure is the pressure in the arteries as the heart contracts and pumps blood forward into the arteries
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Stretching‚ and Risk of Preeclampsia in Sedentary Pregnant Women Ana H. Corona Western University of Health Sciences CGN 5306: Biostatistics and Epidemiology August 1‚ 2009 Research Critique of “Adherence to Walking or Stretching‚ and Risk of Preeclampsia in Sedentary Pregnant Women” Introduction This paper is to critique a study of adherence to walking or stretching during pregnancy in high risk women who were sedentary and had previously experienced preeclampsia. The introduction of this
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Specifically if she is experiencing preeclampsia. The feedback systems and homeostasis are not the same things however negative feedback is closely related. It is important to note positive and negative feedback can both do positive and negative things. Positive feedback enhances stimulus
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CLINICAL HISTORY I. General Data F.B.‚ 30 years old‚ G4P2(2012)‚ married‚ Filipino‚ Roman Catholic‚ housewife‚ born in Don Carlos‚ Metro Manila‚ and currently residing in Zone III‚ Sampaloc‚ Dasmarinas‚ Cavite‚ was admitted for the third time at DLSUMC on April 16‚ 2013 at around 9:30am. II. Chief Complaints Labor pains and passage of watery vaginal discharge III. Past Medical History The patient has a history of hypertension since 2006. It was diagnosed since her second pregnancy
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obtain? Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia There is no definitive cause of preeclampsia‚ but the pathophysiology is distinct. The main pathogenic factor is poor perfusion as a result of arteriolar vasospasm. Function in organs such as the placenta‚ liver‚ brain‚ and kidneys can be depressed as much as 40 to 60%. As fluid shifts out of the intravascular compartment‚ a decrease in plasma volume and subsequent increase in hematocrit is seen. The edema of preeclampsia is generalized. Virtually all organ
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or Stein-Leventhal syndrome‚ is an endocrine disorder in women that has varying degrees of early and long-term reproductive and metabolic risk. PCOS is the most common female endocrinopathy during childbearing age with around 6%-10% of the population afflicted. (Palomba et al.‚ 2015). While many that have been diagnosed with PCOS have ovarian cyst‚ it is not the symptom required for diagnoses. To be diagnosed with PCOS one must be afflicted with at least two of three
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the risk factors for women rise. The risks which can occur and put the mother and baby at danger are high blood pressure‚ gestational diabetes‚ problems with amniotic fluids‚ preeclampsia‚ and stress‚ just to name a few. Preeclampsia only occurs during pregnancy and affects both the mother and the baby. The Preeclampsia Foundation (2008) stated‚ “Affecting at least 5-8% of all pregnancies‚ it is a rapidly progressive condition characterized by high blood pressure and the presence of protein
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BLEEDING DISORDERS OF LATE PREGNANCY PLACENTA PREVIA * placenta develops in the lower part of uterus versus the upper part * There are 3 degrees of previa: * Marginal – reaches within 3cm of cervical opening * Partial – placenta partially covers the cervical opening * Complete/ Total – completely covers opening * Observe bleeding during contraction Manifestations: * bright red‚ painless vaginal bleeding * risk of hemorrhage increases with nearing of labor *
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Effects of Smoking on Reproduction Stacie L. Thomason Tusculum College Abstract The effects that smoking has on reproduction can be extensive. It not only affects women and children‚ but men as well. Smoking before getting pregnant can cause infertility in both men and women. Other issues than can occur are infertility in men and women‚ low birth weight in babies‚ still birth‚ miscarriage‚ and effects on children as they grow. After a child is born‚ issues such as asthma‚ clef lip/palate
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condition. You are instructed to provide the patient with the printed material and review it with her. How do you approach this patient-teaching opportunity? 5. PREECLAMPSIA (TOXEMIA) A pregnant patient has been experiencing elevated blood pressure and sudden weight gain. She has been diagnosed with preeclampsia. The physician has printed instructions for this condition. You are instructed to provide this information to the patient and her family. How do you approach this patient-teaching
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