Category: Hypertension

Table of Contents Introduction Medication Diet Risk Factors and Summary References Introduction Hypertension is a serious condition because the patient may not feel the symptoms of this condition until it develops into a severe state. However, once the symptoms develop, they can affect other vital systems and organs. Hypertension is also referred to as high…

Table of Contents Topic Identification and Rationale Learner Identification Educational Setting Learner Assessment Theoretical Basis for Teaching Approaches References Topic Identification and Rationale There is hardly a person who has never heard of someone complaining about high blood pressure. A periodic or continuous high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is detected in 29 percent…

Differential Diagnoses The most probable differential diagnoses for this visit are hypertension, subendocardial ischemia, and ischemic stroke. Primary Diagnosis Myocardial infarction of unspecified site, ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I21.3 (ICD-10-CM Codes, n.d.). Laboratory/Diagnostic Tests Necessary tests ECG (applicable for all differential diagnoses): is aimed to measure electrical activity of the heart and reveal if the heart…

The prevalence of hypertension among the population of the United States can also depend on the factor of ethnicity. The researchers pay attention to the fact that Hispanics suffer from high blood pressure oftener than other minorities (Staffileno et al., 2013). Therefore, Hispanics need to adapt their diets and lifestyles to contribute to regulating blood…

For older adults, hypertension remains one of the main causes of many adverse cardiovascular outcomes such as stroke and death. The burden of this chronic disease is feared to escalate given the worlds aging population. Accordingly, the present study focuses on T, an elderly patient with arterial hypertension. T is a 72 year-old, 155-centimeter-tall white…

Introduction High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is currently one of the topical health concerns in the US and other countries across the globe. This is largely due to the consequences and adverse health outcomes associated with it, such as stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. Some common causes of hypertension include excess weight, diets…

Table of Contents Introduction Diagnostics Management Plan Patient Education Follow-Up and Referral References Introduction Based on the subjective and objective data presented in the case, it is possible to assume C.D. has hypertension (HT). It is one of the most widespread chronic disorders among adults: it affects nearly 1 billion people around the globe (Wise…

Table of Contents Introduction Problem Overview Epidemiological and Demographic Data HP2020 Preventive Care and Health Promotion Overview Conclusion References Introduction There is an increase in the elderly population due to advances in medicine. Along with this, diseases characteristic of old age are spreading. Among these diseases is hypertension, which is characterized by high blood pressure.…

It is recommended for Nancy to be seen regularly by specialists who know a pregnancy complicated by pre-eclampsia or blood pressure problems. The presence of chronic hypertension is a risk for moderate pre-eclampsia, and the presence of associated edema suggests that the patient already has increased vascular permeability (Beech & Mangos, 2021). On the concentration…

Hypertension (HTN) may be regarded as one of the most common cardiovascular system disorders all over the world. Characterized by a persistent elevation in the arterial pressure, this medical condition implies the rise of systolic (e 130 mm Hg) or diastolic (e 80 mm Hg) blood pressure or both of them (Iqbal & Jamal, 2022,…