Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. A normal blood pressure is 120/80. A blood pressure reading higher or equal to 140/90 is considered abnormally high. Elevated blood pressure means your heart is working harder than normal‚ putting both your heart and arteries under great strain. High blood pressure is serious business. On average‚ people with uncontrolled hypertension are:<br><li>Seven times more likely to have a stroke. <br><li>Six times more likely to develop congestive
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An increase in heart rate and stroke volume An increase in the extraction of O2 from the blood by the muscle An increase in the sympathetic nervous activity that vasoconstricts vascular beds in non-active tissues A decrease in mean arterial pressure An increase in active muscle vascular conductance (flow/MAP) There are no exception Response Feedback: Increases in HR‚ SV‚ active tissue vascular conductance‚ and vasoconstriction in the non-active tissues occurs during the transition from
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Lamont’s vital signs and gets the following results: blood pressure 156/94 mm Hg‚ temperature 99.8 °F orally‚ apical pulse 104 beats/min‚ respirations 25 breaths/min and regular‚ and pulse oximetry 95%. The primary care physician examines Mr. Lamont and tells him he should quit smoking. He gives him an antihypertensive medication to help lower his blood pressure. Mr. Lamont asks Laura if she can teach his wife how to take his blood pressure. Laura agrees and brings Mrs. Lamont in to explain the process
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A REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT OF A LEARNT SIMULATED SKILL BLOOD PRESSURE. The aim of this essay is to reflect and discuss my knowledge acquired in a simulated learning skill experience which forms part of my training as a student nurse in accordance with the Nurses and Midwifery Council (NMC 2010). (Marieb and Hoehn‚ 2010‚ p 703) defined Blood Pressure (BP) as ‘the force per unit area exerted on a vessel wall by the contained blood‚ and is expressed in millimetres of mercury (mm Hg)’. BP is still one
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Social Media influenced us‚ and our human development. While many people don’t see the actual influence the media plays in our every day to day life‚ watching those videos and our class decision‚ I now understand how it doesn’t just shape who we are but also influence us every day. People believe they have their own personal style‚ the way they communicate and their every own personality‚ but the truth is they get “their” style and personality along with their communication skills come from the
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Challenges Faced By Pakistani Media Pakistani media has got significant progress during the last decade‚ as it is moving forward it is also facing many challenges. Solution for these challenges is very important to reach the standards of ideal media situation. There are so many challenges Pakistani media is facing. One of the main challenges Pakistani media is facing is the control of media giants over the media. In this situation one person (whether politician or other person) is having may
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Vapor Pressure and Heat of Vaporization Introduction: Evaporation is the process of a liquid becoming vaporized. When a liquid is placed into a confined space some of the liquids will evaporate. Evaporation of the liquid depends on the strength of the intermolecular forces that are between liquid molecules. During the evaporation process of the liquid‚ new gas molecules exerts pressure in the sealed container‚ while some of the gas condenses back to the liquid state. If the temperature inside
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portrayal of the mass media is seen to neutral and unbiased. Media is an agent of political socialization‚ which has created an impact on politics. Mass media has operated in a way that can affect politics in America. Today‚ significant factors contribute to the workers of mass media as their reports can face a high chance of influence to politician. Such influences include big corporations or the government‚ primarily to manipulate the mass audience for their own advantage. Mass media has a great influence
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become a global village. It is media that has shrunk the world into a village. Telecommunication‚ TV‚ radio‚ and now computers have reduced distances and brought the countries of the world closer to each other. Free media is the integral part of democracy. It acts as the custodian of democracy and facilitates the decision-making process. It has become the voice of the masses. Indeed‚ it is instrumental in shaping the public opinion. A society with restricted media is just like stagnant water. Such
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constantly trying to make others like them. While these young girls read fashion magazines and watch television‚ they are exposed to what the articles‚ pictures and the media think how they should look. Even though mass media does not take full responsibility‚ advertising influences young girls to develop eating disorders because they feel pressure to stay thin and ads use thin women to promote beauty products and diet supplements. Here are some basic facts about eating disorders. According to National
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