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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Background of the Study “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. – Albert Einstein” This quotation said by Einstein states that‚ our education does not reflect how expensive our tuition fees are or how high tech our schools either. It is the capacity of an individual with a well-functioning mind to apply the concepts and principles that he/she was taught and to be learned (the ability to perform new behavior). Even before kids enter school‚ young children
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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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Peer Pressure: It is Extremely Detrimental Have you ever been pressured into doing something you did not want to do? This is peer pressure which is a strong social influence over peers that each member attempts to conform to the expectations of the group (dictionary.com). In peer pressure‚ there are usually consequences that could be destructive for the pressured individual (Kreske‚ 2008). It is very common for children to experience peer pressure during youth even in adulthood. There are some
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THE EFFECTS OF COLD ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE Abstract The ability known as thermoregulation is a feature of an organism that help to keep the body temperature within certain thresholds‚ thus independently from external conditions. A dynamic state of thermal balance of human body between its internal environment and the territory is a model example of precise control of organism heat. In the case where such stability would be disturbed the immediate response would appear as well. In accordance
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raise in Intracranial Pressure (ICP). Cushing’s triad consists of Increased systolic pressure‚ Decreased pulse rate (bradycardia) and Irregular respiratory pattern (Leon-Villapalos‚ 2012). Tom’s blood pressure Increased from 150/90mm Hg to 170/100mm Hg within only 10 minutes. His heart rate went from 70 to 55 and his respiratory rate has increased from 18 to 22 and has stayed irregular. This shows that the Cushing’s triad is happening to Tom‚ meaning his intracranial pressure (ICP) is rising. Tom
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The Ankle Brachial Pressure Index is a test that demonstrates the cardiovascular status of the lower limb. It is a quick‚ noninvasive way to check for risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD). Peripheral artery disease is a condition in which the arteries in the legs or arms are narrowed or blocked. People with peripheral artery disease are at an increased risk of heart attack‚ stroke‚ poor circulation and leg pain. If the foot pulses can be clearly felt then the risk of vascular disease and associated
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