Hypertension

etiology as a cause of his orthostatics can be ruled out due to a normal echocardiogram. To make matters even more complex, our patient has a diagnosis of hypertension but paradoxically has orthostatic hypotension, this creates a dilemma for the physicians regarding medication, because treating one diagnosis can worsen the other. This hypertension concurrently with orthostatic hypotension is also a correlated sign of autonomic dysfunction/failure. His thrombocytopenia resolved over time, so that…

knee replacement. The patient has severe degenerative joint disease of the right knee and has had extensive treatment. She weighed 216 pounds and her height is 5 feet and 4 inches, giving her a body mass index of 37.1. Patient has a history of hypertension and thyroid disease however these conditions are well controlled by medications provided by her primary care…

Identify the various triggers in JR’s life that may exacerbate asthma and prevent control. Exposure to neighbors’ smoking, two cats that sleep at the head of the bed with him, hypertension, and irritants and wood dust from occupational exposure are the noted triggers for JR. (Kaufman, 2011, p. 50).…

I potentially could be at risk for COPD, due to an Alpha- 1 antitrypsin deficiency, which my grandma may have had as well and may or may not have passed it down to me (she most likely did not have this deficiency, but you never know). Because of this potential, I want to focus on healthier habits, which my goals will explain. According to Köhnlein and Welte in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: Pathogenesis, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment (2008), alpha- 1 antitrypsin deficiency is…

notice some diseases, illnesses, and maybe mental problems. In the patient’s family, the diseases that have been seen are: Parkinson’s disease, Hypertension, Stroke, Dementia/Alzheimer’s, Urinary Incontinence, Diabetes, High Cholesterol, and a possible suicide. The diseases from the list that appeared more than once in different family members were hypertension, stroke, and diabetes. Those are the diseases that I want to focus on and give the patient more information about and teach about how to…

parts of our body that need it. If the body does not have a key factor like oxygen to carry out its duty, it cannot function properly. In the next couple of paragraphs, I will be discussing the perfusion exemplars such as congestive heart failure, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and traumatic brain injury.…

essential hypertension may be attributed, in part, to obesity” (James, 2012) which is another risk factor related to cardiovascular disease. Obesity can be programmed in early life and the development of obesity can be traced to the stages of pregnancy. This maternal obesity may induce changes in fetal growth, predisposing individuals to develop obesity (James, 2012), allowing them to be at greater risk for obesity in adolescence and adulthood. According to the DARIOS study both hypertension…

2. General classification of given drug This drug is an antihypertensive medication and a beta1-selective beta-blocker (AstraZeneca Limited, 2014). 3. Indication of use and purpose of given drug Jack is taking Metoprolol succinate for hypertension. Hypertension is when the patient’s blood pressure is higher than normal (Heart Foundation, n.d.). Beta-blockers work by lessening the hearts job, the heart rate and the hearts output of blood, which at last brings down the circulatory…

prevented her from seeking luxuries in life or even meeting some of the basic needs (like healthcare), and forced her to indulge in unhealthy behaviours such as regularly eating fast food. The result is that she collasped and was diagnosed with hypertension. This paper will argue that her social circumstances were the defining factor in her eventual illness, through stress that indirectly lead to her illness, beliefs and hopes that substituted proper and qualified health care, and a variety…

artery walls over a large amount of time and causes health issues. There are not any specific symptoms, but a person can have headaches, shortness of breath or nosebleeds. There are two types of high blood pressure: primary hypertension and secondary hypertension. Primary hypertension occurs over time and secondary…