Activity 4.2: Define hypertension and arteriosclerosis Hypertension is also called high blood pressure. It is a condition where the blood is pumping harder around the body and the arteries have high blood pressure constantly. Arteriosclerosis is when the artery walls harden and the blood has to be pushed harder to get through the arteries. How are they often related? These two conditions are related because when someone gets arteriosclerosis it will lead to getting hypertension. With
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63-YEAR OLD MAN WITH HYPERTENSION You have been diagnosed with hypertension‚ which is commonly known as high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the blood vessel walls. So with high blood pressure the arteries have constant raised blood pressure. Every time your heart beats it pumps blood to the whole body through the arteries. The higher your blood pressure is the harder your heart has to pump. Hypertension may be caused by many things but some examples are smoking
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References: 1. Office for National Statistics: General Lifestyle Survey (2007) www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/product.asp?vlnk=5756 2. Vasan RS‚ Beiser A‚ Seshadri S et al. Residual lifetime risk for developing hypertension in middle-aged women and men. JAMA 287‚ 1003–1010 (2002).
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The Miraculous Properties of the Fig [I swear] by the fig and the olive. (Qur’an‚ 95:1) Sahih al-Bukhari records Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) stating: "If I had to mention a fruit that descended from paradise‚ I would say this is it because the paradisiacal fruits do not have pits...eat from these fruits for they prevent haemorrhoids‚ prevent piles and help gout." So let’s discuss the benefits of figs‚ throughout the years figs have been used as a remedy for everything from constipation‚ gangrene
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different reasons why people get obese. In this essay you will understand the effects and causes of obesity. The effects of obesity in the CNMI are similar to the United States. The three major effects include heart disease‚ type II diabetes‚ and hypertension. Overweight and obese people have a higher risk of getting stroke and heart disease. According to CDC “People with an excessive amount of body fat have higher levels of triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein (also known as LDL or bad cholesterols)
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failure (CHF) is an abnormal condition characterized by circulatory congestion as a result of the heart’s inability to act as effective pump. Circulatory congestion and compensatory mechanisms occur. CHF may develop after MI‚ in response to prolonged hypertension‚ diabetes mellitus or in relation to valvular heart disease or inflammatory heart disease. Other factors associated with CHF include infection‚ stress‚ hyperthyroidism‚ anemia‚ and fluid replacement therapy. CHF is the most common diagnosis for
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been estimated to be around 73 million people. Among American teens and children there is about two million who are affected by high blood pressure. High Blood Pressure (HBP) brings on other health conditions such as tumors‚ diabetes and kidney hypertension. That along shows it is a major public health condition‚ that has been researched and have had many drugs made to keep it under control along with exercise and diet. When a family member is diagnosed with High Blood Pressure (HBP) it affects everyone
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after 1 hour. -hypertension: 40mg BID PO‚ if needed‚ additional hypertensive may be added.PEDIATRICS-Edema: 2mg/kg/day PO-pulmonary edema:1mg/kg/IV or IM. May increase by 1mg/kg in 2hour.ROUTE: Oral‚ IV‚ IM | Inhibits reabsorption of sodium and chloride from the proximal and distal tubules and ascending limb of the loop of Henle‚ leading to a sodium rich dieresis. | ORAL‚IV: Edema‚ associated with heart failure‚ cirrhosis‚ renal diseaseIV: acute pulmonary edemaORAL: hypertension | Contraindicated
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Physical examinations demonstrate S3 gallop. Cardiomegaly is present and cardiac output is decreased (evidenced by Echo result “mildly enlarged left atrium‚ ejection fraction 35%”). Other evidence includes a history of coronary artery disease and hypertension. (Brashers‚ 2012b). Diastolic heart failure is also
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CHA2DS2-VASc risk Score Congestive heart failure (any history) 1 Hypertension (prior history) 1 Age ≥75 years 2 Diabetes mellitus 1 Stroke/transient transient ischemic attack/thromboembolism history 2 Vascular disease (e.g.‚ myocardial infarction‚ peripheral vascular disease or aortic plaque) 1 Age 65-74 years 1 Sex (female gender) 1 CHA2DS2-VASc of the patient in the question stem would be 1 (for congestive heart failure) + 1 (for hypertension) + 2 (for age >75 years)‚ i.e.‚ he has a total score of
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