Blood pressure

uncontrolled hypertension (High Blood Pressure Fact Sheet), increases the level of services, treatments, and procedures provided and places a large financial burden on the healthcare system. The clinical grade wearable has the potential to lessen the severity of the diagnosis. Patients may be more compliant with a treatment plan that includes monitoring if they can wear the small, noninvasive device in lieu of taking time out to manually check their blood pressure on a regular basis. The more…

as High blood pressure is defined as a high force of blood pushing on the walls of the arteries during the flow of blood. Blood pressure is measured as the heart pumps and as the heart fills and rests in between heartbeats. This is called systolic pressure and diastolic pressure. They are both measured in milliliters of mercury. Those with a systolic pressure of over 120 and a diastolic pressure of above 80 are clinically defined as having prehypertension and those with a systolic pressure of…

150.75 - 180.9 bpm. I then decided to calculate my body mass index (BMI) online which concluded to 30.2. I range between overweight and obese; a healthy body mass index will be between 18.25 and 24.9, according to WebMD. Lastly I calculated my blood pressure at a local mall. I came…

lowering blood pressure. Athletes are thought out to be in their most physical and overall optimal health due to their intense levels of cardiovascular exercise. Yet athletes are not excused from developing a cardiovascular disease or hypertension. There is however a lower prevalence of athletes having hypertension, about 50 percent lower (Niedfeldt, M., 2002). Elevated blood pressure screenings are one of the most widespread abnormalities stumbled upon in the athlete community. Blood pressure…

as the eyes are most comfortable switching between various focal distances and light complexities. Chris’ eyes will be under extreme strain due to her age and slowly degrading eye functionality, as well as the constant use of a digital screen. The pressure on the eye from an iPad screen is due to the screens fixated distance, which is not encouraging the activity of the eye. Two sets of muscles work in synergy to establish an adequate focus on objects, the first set converges the eyes to the…

more prevalent in the United States. Hypertension should not be taken lightly; precautions should be taken. If someone that is over 60 has hypertension, they should get the proper treatment. Although new guidelines increased the target systolic blood pressure from 140 to 150 mmHg in patients over 60, complications could potentially arise beforehand. The hypertension guidelines should remain the same in order to play it safe. Therefore, a patient should receive treatment and be alleviated of…

Offender seen today in chronic care followup of hypertension, chronic renal insufficiency, and hypothyroidism. Patient is currently in CIP. I reviewed her chart and noted that her renal function was normal in 12/2016. At the time, her blood pressure was good at 106/71. At her visit in 12/2016, it was felt that she was overly controlled and was having episodes of possible orthostatic hypotension with lightheadedness. She was on Norvasc, atenolol 50 mg once daily, hydrochlorothiazide, and…

Saturated fats are the bad type of fat. Saturated fat raises the levels of blood cholesterol and can clots arteries. It is found in animal products such as beef, pork, chicken, milk, ice crème, and cheese. Trans fats are also artery clogging fats, and are just as bad as saturated fats. They are created through hydrogenation, a…

Embase, Psychinfo, Cochrane Library, AMED, and CINAHL. The average salt intake recommendation is around 5-6 grams, but most Americans exceed 6 grams of salt on a daily basis. This has resulted in a correlation between high salt intake and high blood pressure, leading to cardiovascular diseases. Suggestions have been made about…

problems. They can help to identify acute medical problems and the severity. Vital signs include a reading of temperature, respiration rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, pulse and pain. Various equipment and producers are used when taking vital signs. Temperature There are…