Hypertension Essay

Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or above, or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or above, or currently taking medication to lower blood pressure (Burt, Gu & Nwankwo, 2014). Hypertension is a chronic medical condition that affects an estimated 67 million American adults and causing about 348,000 American deaths (in 2009) with a total cost to the nation of $47.5 billion annually (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). African Americans develop…

How can hypertension affect a community? Before I go further, let me first define hypertension, how it’s occur and what is the long time effect of hypertension. Hypertension which we also call high blood pressure is a condition in which the force of the blood in the artery reached higher than normal. As the years have gone by, it has been found that lower and lower blood pressure are better for preventing some complications of high blood pressure. In kidney disease this is particularly true.…

“Among homeless American adults, approximately 27% have hypertension.” (Bernstein, et al, 2015, p.46). “There is a 40.1% rate of uncontrolled blood pressure among the homeless, and 15.8% have stage 2 hypertension (Asgary et al, 2016, p.44). The lack of access to health care contributes to the development of hypertension among the homeless. The clients at the facility do not get regular checkups of their blood pressure, they do not have…

Hypertension and Leptin The cumulative effect of Leptin administered for short term on blood pressure in the conditions of a healthy subject are negligible. The sympathetic activity of the nervous system is activated by Leptin in lean animals (Peckett, Wright, & Riddell, 2011). However, a balance is created by the vasorelaxation that is NO-dependent and natriuresis in the event which the blood pressure is kept constant. However, prolonged hyperleptinaemia leads to an increase in the blood…

Key Issues of Concern This is Mrs. H, a 70-year-old African American female presented to the clinic with complex health problems. Some of her problems include: hypertension, heart failure. Patient has genetic predisposition to some diseases like DM2, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension. This could be a contributing factor to her health problems. She has diabetes with an A1c of 8.5, this indicates that her diabetes is not within the normal range of less than 7% (National Guideline Clearinghouse,…

Gestational hypertension, mild pre-eclampsia, severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are four types of PIH. PIH is diagnosed when blood pressure reading are higher than 140/90 mmHg in a female who had normal blood pressure prior to 20 weeks. Increased blood pressure, rapid weight gain, oedema, blurred vision, nausea and vomiting are common symptoms of pregnancy-induced hypertension. The pathophysiology of gestational hypertension is unknown, and yet some risk factors such as pre-existing…

Hypertension also known as high blood pressure is the disease of the cardiovascular system and the leading cause of death. African Americans. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), blacks have a higher rate of suffering from hypertension compared to their white counterpart. A research done by CDC has shown that about 43.0% of men and 45.7% women are hypertensive. Again, hypertension is not infectious but has been known as a “silent killer” disease (CDC). In this case, many…

Hypertension (primary/essential) is one of the most common diseases diagnosed today. Hypertension is a major risk factor in cardiac heart disease, including myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. Hypertension is also an independent risk factor for the development of stroke and renal failure. A person with hypertension has double the risk of developing cardiac heart disease than those who have normal blood pressures. What is primary/essential hypertension? It is a systolic blood…

Patient R.S. is a 65-year-old African American male diagnosed with stage 1 hypertension. He complains of headache, nocturia, and an 8-pound weight gain over the past year. His past surgical history consists of an appendectomy. He has peptic ulcer disease and type II diabetes. His father had hypertension and died at age 55 of myocardial infarction, and his mother had diabetes mellitus and hypertension and died of CVA at age 55. R.S. is 5’9” and weighs 237.6 pounds. Specific goals for…

Underlying the blanket term of Heart disease are some diagnoses such as CAD, HTN, and angina or narrowing of coronary arteries causing pain (Heart Disease, n.d.). The purpose of this paper is to elicit information about coronary artery disease and hypertension related to being post myocardial infarction and how that can lead to congestive heart failure exacerbation. Demographics Mr. Jones is a 62 year old Caucasian male with…