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    hypertension or high blood pressure. First and foremost Mr. Lowe‚ I would like to explain to you what high blood pressure is then we will go on to talk about what are some thing you can do to keep your blood pressure normal and where it is supposed to be. High blood pressure is the pressure your blood is traveling through your arteries. Now if your arteries are hardened or getting clogged that will make your heart beat faster so your blood can pass through. Which brings me to my first point‚ blood pressure

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    Circulation: Pulmonary(폐의) Circuit : carrying blood to the lungs and back 1. The pulmonary circuit is made up of vessels that convey blood from the right ventricle to the pulmonary arteries to the lungs‚ alveolar capillaries‚ and pulmonary veins leading from the lungs to the left atrium. 2. Carries the deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs‚ and there by it brings the oxygen containing blood from lungs to the heart. Systemic Circuit : carrying blood from the heart to the rest of body 1. The

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    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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    Cardiovascular System: Intrinsic Conduction System 1. The intrinsic conduction system consists of __autorhythmic____ __cardiac__ cells that initiate and distribute __impulses_____ throughout the heart. 2. The intrinsic conduction system coordinates heart activity by determining the direction and speed of ____heart depolarization____. This leads to a coordinated heart ­contraction. 3. List the functions for the following parts of the intrinsic conduction system: a. SA node _sets the pace for the

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    normal blood pressure. 4. How might these physiological effects have contributed to the Underhill’s death? Well if the Underhill’s had only one glass of wine‚ the effect would actually lower the blood pressure‚ if they had consumed a more moderate amount of alcohol their blood pressure would actually increase. Being in the hot tub alone can raise the heart rate and increase blood flow by warming the blood and decreasing the viscosity‚ therefore having an additional effect on lowering the blood pressure

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    Hypothesis: The more cigarettes villagers living within Philadelphia Trace smoke the higher the blood pressure of those villagers. Aim: To plan and Design an experiment to investigate whether or not the number of cigarettes a person smokes affects the person’s blood pressure. Materials/Apparatus: 20 villagers who smoke cigarettes‚ 8 villagers who do not smoke cigarettes‚ blood pressure monitors‚ cigarettes‚ pens‚ cards‚ papers and rulers. Variables: Manipulated-: • The number of

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    temporary drop in the blood pressure while going from a laying or sitting position to a standing position suddenly. “The concern with this condition is that the severe initial decline in blood pressure can occur so suddenly that baroreflex responses cannot compensate in a timely manner to recover and maintain adequate blood pressure and cerebral perfusion” (Shaw & Claydon‚ 2014‚ p. 7). The quick movement of standing causes a decrease in blood pressure because of the quick flow of blood pouring into the

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    puts more pressure on the arteries‚ so the propensity for heart diseases or heart attacks becomes greater. A sedentary lifestyle is also a precursor to being overweight or obese‚ which is another hypertension risk factor. The heavier the weight‚ the more blood is necessary to deliver oxygen to the tissues. This causes more pressure to be placed on arterial walls‚ leading to a greater potential for heart problems. Alcohol and Tobacco Alcohol and tobacco temporarily raise blood pressure levels and

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    Hypertensive heart disease is obviously caused by high blood pressure. High blood pressure means the pressure inside the blood vessels‚ which is arteries is too high. As the heart pumps‚ it must pump against the pressure‚ so it must work harder. Gradually‚ the heart muscles will be thicken. Sometimes it does not get enough oxygen because the muscle is too thick. It influenced your heart to pump regularly and its functions. These changes could effect the thickening and enlargement of the heart (left

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    Temperature: 37°C (98.6°F)Pulse: 90 BPM Respirations: 24/minute Blood pressure: 158/82 mm Hg Skin pale and moist‚ pupils dilated. Midline abdominal incision‚ sutures dry and intact. Diagnostic Data Chest x-ray and urinalysis negative‚ WBC 12‚000 Nursing Dx Acute Pain related to tissue in- jury secondary to surgical intervention (as evidenced by restlessness; pallor; elevated pulse‚ respirations‚ and systolic blood pressure; dilated pupils; and report of 7/10 abdominal pain. Pain Control

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