Hypertension

types of cancers as well as hypertension. Hypertension refers to high blood pressure, which in turn can be said to have extremely negative effects on the body, as it puts the person at risk of getting a heart disease and stroke. There are several factors that tend to contribute to a person having high blood pressure and that includes smoking, being overweight and obese, not exercising regular, as well as being stressed. All of these factors have been known to cause hypertension. Yet, one of the…

them a visit whenever we have a family reunion, and they are happy to see me. My family genogram has given me a basic description about the risks and the diseases that runs through my family. The diseases that run through my family lineage are hypertension, diabetes, sickle cells. Most of these diseases are multifactorial, it has a genetic, and environmental components attached to them. On one occasion, I went to a family reunion, I taught family members to start some health improvement…

States. There has been a vaccine for pertussis in widespread use for over sixty-five years. However, the incidence of pertussis remains high with teens to adults and proves itself deadly to infants under 8 weeks of age when intractable pulmonary hypertension leads to cardiac failure (Carrico, C, 2013). The lowest report in the United States of the disease for one year was 1,010 in 1976. Pertussis, is a highly communicable disease caused by the aerobic gram-negative Bordetella pertussis…

among Japanese Americans, is hypertension. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is no stranger to society. As a matter of fact, one in three people are affected by hypertension (Sacks,2015). When a person has high blood pressure, it puts strains on the body's organs and arteries, making them work harder than they actually have to. High blood pressure is a very serious condition that can escalate into several other detrimental health issues. If hypertension is not controlled, treated…

In ADPKD, the hypertension is usually more severe early in the course of the disease and becomes less problematic as the renal insufficiency progresses. A rise in diastolic blood pressure is the rule in ADPKD. Palpable, bilateral flank masses occur in patients with advanced ADPKD. Nodular hepatomegaly occurs in those with severe polycystic liver disease. Symptoms related to renal failure (eg, pallor, uremic fetor, dry skin, edema) are rare upon…

system, principally cardiac disease, vascular diseases of the brain and kidney, and peripheral arterial disease. The causes of cardiovascular disease are diverse but atherosclerosis and/or hypertension are the most common. In addition, with aging come a number of physiological and morphological changes that alter cardiovascular function and lead to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, even in healthy asymptomatic individuals. Heart attacks and strokes are usually acute events and are mainly…

Consistent with the existing literature, patient knowledge of HTN will be determined using Hypertension knowledge questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed by the National Institutes of Health for determination of patient HTN knowledge and had an acceptable level of reliability. The original questionnaire was developed from the existing guidelines…

from diabetes, hypertension, urinary tract obstruction, chronic glomerular disease and chronic infection. Diabetes causes loss of nephrons because there is so much glucose in the blood that the glucose get stuck at the filtering site of the nephron causing inflammation and scar tissue to develop. Once scar tissue develops on the nephron, the nephron is lost and no longer able to function.…

Genetic Family History Assessment For this paper, I will complete a genetic/genomic nursing assessment. This will consist of three generations from a family. I will obtain a brief health history of each family member, as well as a reproductive history for any relevant family members. I will also, include ethnic backgrounds of each family member and identify any growth and development of each family member. After gathering this information, I will explain how each family member understands…

Diabetics cause an increase in heart rate, and they are more likely than others to be infected with high cholesterol and have narrowing in various arteries. Hypertension is chronic disease which leads to a lot of complications if they are not under control, and the impact of these complications on different parts of the body including the heart, because the heart would be working hard in the case of high blood…