Diuretic

” Agneta Harris, PA: “High cholesterol mainly comes from what you eat. Eating saturated fat and trans fat is one of the main causes. Being overweight may increase triglycerides and decrease HDL as well. Family history and certain medicines like diuretics and beta blockers cause for you to have high cholesterol.” Mr. Brown: “What can I do to reduce my cholesterol?” Agneta Harris, PA: “To keep from having heart disease, you need to change your lifestyle. You can start by eating healthy foods. Eat…

Introduction The psychological illness which is associated with abnormal eating habits that may be excessive or inadequate intake of food for an individual is known as eating disorder. This disorder is a serious illness which is characterized by the habit of eating leads to unhealthy body weight and body shape. It is found that eating disorder is a choice of lifestyle which is increasing in number throughout the world. Most of the cases women are generally affected by eating disorder where as…

obstetricians theorize that bed rest may improve blood flow to the placenta (Bigelow & Stone, 2011). D. Because SBP is higher when standing upright, lying supine would lower pressures and improve symptoms (Bigelow & Stone, 2011). E. Some authors suggest diuretic effect of bed rest may be useful in GHTN, but not preeclampsia, but not well studied (Bigelow & Stone, 2011). F. In non-proteinuric HTN, study of 218 pts showed a 42% reduced risk of severe HTN; findings should be confirmed with a larger…

improved self-care. This will be achieved by quitting smoking and introducing healthier foods into his diet. The student nurse calls the doctor to have the patient reviewed. John is prescribed ACE Inhibitor medication to lower his blood pressure and diuretics to help maintain the balance of fluids in the body, which he will now take on a daily basis. According to Sidorenkov and Navis, 2014, Ace inhibitors remain the first line therapy for patients with CKD, reducing protein excretion and…

I am presenting my paper as a combination medication to treat a poor health of hypertension or known to everyone as a high blood pressure. My bottom line up front (bluf) is a hearty rhythm of my heart beat. In the beginning a long time ago, so far away half way around the world when I was a young boy growing up in the Philippines, my grandmother on my mother’s side of the family had two younger siblings that passed away at age of 45 from heart attacked due to high blood pressure. My father had…

Urea and Electrolytes Blood Test Your kidneys are a pair of organs designed to maintain the fluid and electrolyte balance of the body. They also perform the important function of removing excess water and soluble wastes from the body to protect it from toxicity. To test the proper functioning of the kidneys, doctors often request for laboratory exams that include a urinalysis as well as urea and electrolytes blood test. Learn more about these tests and how they can help evaluate your kidney…

Day 1 Summary: John is a 62-year-old male smoker who has presented with concerning a BMI and blood test results. Q1. John’s low density glycoprotein levels are higher than the target level (actual level 5.6, target 1.0). Long term decreased high density glycoprotein level leads to a build-up of cholesterol in the body. Additionally, John’s triglyceride levels are above the recommended target level (actual level 5.7, target level <4.0). This supports the other data gathered, suggesting that…

Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is often a feared complication of overly aggressive correction of hyponatremia (defined as < 135 mEq/L).1 Current guidelines1,2,3 dictate a slow correction of sodium, generally not exceeding 8-10 mEq/24 hrs to prevent CPM.1 CPM is a non-inflammatory demyelinating disease characterized by the loss of myelin in the base of the pons and carries a poor prognosis, often times resulting in death. We present a case in which an elderly gentleman was admitted for…

Among the critical medications include diuretics, agents to cause vasodilatation and negative ionotropic agents (Rickert, Willeke, Kienle, & Post, 2009). However, care should be taken when administering these medications such that a physician should be consulted should the systolic blood pressure…

Eating Disorders and Therapy In this paper I will be discussing various eating disorders and ways in which occupational therapists along with physical therapists may treat such problems along with issues that patients may present upon attempting to treat them. Occupational and physical therapists often work side by side to treat patients that are recovering from a disease or a surgery to help them regain their ability to perform daily routine. Eating disorder affects approximately one…