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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develops hypertension and proteinuria before the convulsions occur. Some other signs to monitor for right before a seizure would be nausea‚ vomiting‚ headaches and cortical blindness. Similar to preeclampsia‚ eclampsia tends to occur in first time pregnancies and young mothers. Management of preeclampsia is critical to reduce the risk of eclampsia. There are a few primary goals to prevent this complication which includes: stopping and preventing convulsions‚ controlling hypertension‚ delivering
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Syndrome – Visceral obesity is an indicator of the syndrome and an independent marker for CVD – Current and some potential future treatment options. METABOLIC SYNDROME CONCEPT (Not New) • 1923 - Kylin first to describe the clustering of hypertension‚ hyperglycemia‚ hyperuricemia • 1936 - Himsworth first reported Insulin insensitivity in diabetics • 1965 - Yalow and Berson developed insulin assay and correlated insulin levels & glucose lowering effects in resistant and non-resistant individuals
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When assessing her routine labs‚ there is no significant abnormalities noted. After presenting the data to the physician and the physician assesses the patient‚ it is concluded that M.S. has the medical diagnosis of stage 1 hypertension. According to ATI‚ stage 1 hypertension is a blood pressure reading of “systolic 140 to 159 mm Hg; diastolic 90 to 99 mm Hg” (ATI‚ RN Medical Surgical Nursing‚ pg.411). In the patient care plan‚ the priority nursing diagnosis is risk for decrease cardiac output related
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Felodipine is a vasoselective calcium channel antagonist of the dihydropyridine class used in the management of hypertension. It is chemically described as ethyl methyl 4-(2‚3-dichlorophenyl)-1‚4-dihydro-2‚6-dimetylpyridine-3‚5-di-carboxylate. Estimation of felodipine in biological samples and human plasma has been reported by gas chromatographic (GC) (Soons et al 1990) and liquid chromatographic (LC) methods. Estimation and separation of the metabolites of felodipine in biological samples have been
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Audrey Conn Special Diet Project 04/19/12 The Dash Diet 1. The diet I chose to follow is called the DASH diet. It stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension (The Dash Diet Eating Plan‚ 2012). 2. The diet was created for people with hypertension. I followed the diet for three days. Normally I don’t think I would have had a problem following this diet because I tend to eat the same foods already but situational factors affected my outcome. The combination of work and finals
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HUN1201 Exam III Study Guide Chapter 14 1) Fuel/energy needs for Physical Activity (different intensities)‚ during and post exercise -Adenosine triphosphate (ATP): o The energy-carrying molecule in the body (ATP must be generated continuously since muscles store only enough ATP for 1–3 secs of activity) -Creatine phosphate (CP): • Stores energy that can be used to make ATP • 3−15 seconds of maximal physical effort *(0-3 sec) 100% ATP/CP *(10-12 sec) 50% ATP/CP 50% Carbohydrates
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