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    This is a case study of a 76 year old female patient who is suffering from congestive cardiac failure. She has past medical history of hypertension‚ chronic renal failure‚ type 2 diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidaemia. She has been admitted in hospital several times recently and she was discharged 11 days ago from emergency department. Now she is suffering from dyspnoea and she feels like she can not catch her breath due to congestion of lungs. Congestion of lungs occurred due to congestive heart

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    Regulation of the cardiovascular system by examining changes in heart rate Prepared for Dr. Isabelle Lys Lecturer of SBI171 Anatomy &Physiology Charles Darwin University Summer Semester 2012-2013 Introduction Every day the human body is involved in various tasks which can alter a person’s heart rate. Some internal and external factors that contribute to changes in HR are thermo-regulatory changes‚ diurnal changes and sudden postural changes‚ which are among others

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    Agitated behavior ♦ Inaccurate follow through of instructions. ♦ V/S taken as follows: T: 37.2 P: 84 R: 18 BP: 180/110 DIAGNOSIS ♦ Risk for prone behavior related to lack of knowledge about the disease INFERENCE ♦ High blood pressure (HBP) or hypertension means 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. High blood pressure does not mean excessive emotional tension‚ although emotional tension and

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    For years‚ hypertension has been one of the reason of mortality in the Philippines. Despite the efforts of the government in lowering cases of hypertension in the country‚ it continued to rise. Black‚ et al (2009)‚ simply stated‚ arterial hypertension is high blood pressure. It is defined as a persistent elevation of the systolic blood pressure (SBP) at a level of 140 mm Hg or higher and a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) at a level of 90mmhg or lower. According to Kozier (2008)‚ normal systolic blood

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    Medical History The patient has a history of hypertension since 2006. It was diagnosed since her second pregnancy. Her BP would range from 130/90 to 160/100. Patient took Amlodipine‚ 5mg‚ for her hypertension‚ even when she was not pregnant. Aside from hypertension‚ the patient has no history of asthma‚ diabetes‚ cardiac disease‚ thyroid disease‚ epilepsy‚ hepatitis and allergies. IV. Family History The patient has a family history of hypertension and asthma on her paternal side. No other family

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    Business Research Methods Abbott Laboratories is faced with the dilemma of an expiring drug patent and is seeking an additional indication from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its cholesterol drug Niaspan. In order to receive an indication from the FDA‚ a drug company must present two successful studies with the intended outcome. Niaspan has the FDA indication to raise HDL-C‚ reduce secondary non-fatal myocardial infarction‚ and regression of atherosclerosis in combination with a bile

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    Homeostasis Imbalances GE 258 ITT Technical Institute-Youngstown March 22‚ 2014 April 5‚ 2014 Explaining hypertension to a 63 year old male that has only completed the eighth grade you want to make sure that you can make it so that he understands what is wrong with him and how to handle it. So instead of tell him that hypertension “is a condition that increases the risk for heart attack‚ stroke‚ kidney failure‚ coronary heart disease‚ and other serious health problems”

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    from under 1g to 3.2g.[31] It shows inappropriate use of loop diuretics may exacerbate renal hypoperfusion through vasodilatation and excessive diuresis resulting in worse outcomes. It is therefore essential to assess the role of loop diuretics in treating established

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    Teaching plan Purpose: To provide the learner with Information and exercise to lower blood pressure to prevent hypertension. Objectives Content Time estimated for each Objective Resources Method of instruction Evaluation/ Revision 1. By the end of the day Marty will be able to Define and recognize Hypertension (Cognitive) Detailed discussion about Hypertension and its effects on the body. 7-10 minutes Power point presentation will be used along with visual aids One on one instruction

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    Blood is moved from the heart to the body by arteries. Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries. With each heartbeat‚ blood is pumped into the arteries. Systolic pressure is determined when the heart is contracting which causes increased pressure in the arteries. Diastolic Blood pressure is the remaining pressure in the arteries when the ventricles of the heart is relaxed allowing the heart to fill with blood. Blood pressure is influenced by cardiac output

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