Hypertension

Hypertension is a diseased that effect the American people on an everyday bases. Either by knowing someone who has the disease or having it yourself. It is considered a silent killer. Statistic say that 70 million people in the United States have hypertension and only about 52% of them have it under control (High blood pressure, 2015). Hypertension is a disease where the patient has high blood pressure on an everyday basis. There are five levels of blood pressure readings. Systolic blood…

HYPERTENSION Vicki is a 45-year-old African American women who is self-employed. She travels a lot for work and eats at fast food restaurants for most of her meals. Vicki has been diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure). Hypertension is a common disease that affects the heart and blood vessels. Hypertension usually develops slowly and is often overlooked, some people go years without knowing they have it, however, this disease can be managed with medication, a healthy diet, exercise,…

Did you know hypertension (high blood pressure) is a relatively common and potentially life threatening disease in cats? This condition can be dangerous, and responsible for a variety of disorders that adversely affect a cat’s eyesight, kidney function, or cardiac function. Similar to humans, during the early phase of hypertension, your cat may show no outward clinical signs or changes to clue you in on the problem. Cats with advanced hypertension will typically exhibit problems associated with…

SOC 221 January 26, 2016 Hypertension and Social Ecology Hypertension is a chronic medical condition in which an individual’s blood pressure is too high. This means that the blood is exerting more pressure on the arterial walls than normal as it moves throughout the body. I chose to write about this disease because numerous members of my family suffer from hypertension, or high blood pressure, and it is especially interesting to me because of the fact that hypertension itself does not display…

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…

pathophysiology of hypertension is unclear. Some people develop hypertension from an underlying renal or adrenal disease called secondary hypertension, but this is only a small percent. Most people have no single identifiable cause labeling them with a diagnosis of essential (also called primary) hypertension. There are many physiological mechanisms involved in maintaining a normal blood pressure, and the upset of any of these mechanisms may play a role in the development of essential…

WHAT IS HYPERTENSION Hypertension, sometimes known as “Silent Killer” is America’s freighting combative illness we struggle to regulate. Due too many health risk factors, many people are sometimes unaware of hypertension until suffering from severe damaging effects. High blood pressure is a growing problem in today’s life controlling it is the key priority. According to statistics approximately 50 million lives in the United States are affected by hypertension and approximately 1 billion…

Hypertension, commonly called high blood pressure, is when the force of blood pumping through the arteries is too strong. The arteries are blood vessels that carry blood from the heart throughout the body. Hypertension during pregnancy can cause problems for you and your baby. Your baby may be born early (prematurely) or may not weigh as much as he or she should at birth. Very bad cases of hypertension during pregnancy can be life-threatening. Different types of hypertension can occur during…

United States have hypertension. Almost half of these adults that have hypertension have unmanaged blood pressure. Hypertension has been termed the “silent killer” because a person may be unaware their blood pressure is elevated. Health care is shifting to place an emphasis on providing education to have a healthier community, as well as primary prevention in efforts to decrease hospital admissions due to hypertensive crisis or further complications related to uncontrolled hypertension. Key…

Dietary Changes in Treating Hypertension Introduction Hypertension is a prevalent problem that has negative effects on the body if left uncontrolled. If not monitored accurately over time, blood pressure can slowly rise without being detected. Treatment for hypertension includes medication, diet, and exercise. According to Kennedy (2010), a significant number of premature deaths relating to hypertension could be avoided by adopting healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy eating (Kennedy,…