Hypertension

Hypertension is a serious disease that has become 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…

2016 Stages of Hypertension Hypertension, the condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is high, is a very common condition. Only 42% of Americans considered to have normal blood pressure readings. (1) Normal blood pressure reading should be less than 120 over 80. Blood pressure readings can be recorded by measuring the systolic pressure, the pressure inside the arteries when the heart beats, and the diastolic, the pressure between beats. Hypertension can be…

rates of hypertension (consistent elevation of systemic arterial blood pressure) in comparison to other nationalities. Many factors have contributed to this epidemic, including geographical location, lifestyle and dietary habits, and even genetic components. Morbidity and mortality rates are greatly affected by compliance and management in African Americans battling hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases. This literature review will explore the current approaches toward hypertension,…

Hypertension can be defined as persistent continuous raise of both diastolic and systolic pressures. Any systolic pressure of 140 mm Hg and a diastolic of 90 mm Hg and above is regarded as hypertension. For one to make a diagnosis of hypertension three different readings need to be obtained in different settings (Bothe, 2014). This paper discusses hypertension as a disorder and its process when it affects someone, its relation to the HFSON conceptual framework including the integration of the…

Hypertension What is hypertension? In medical terms, hypertension is high blood pressure. When it comes to cardiovascular disease it is very common in the United States. “In fact, it is the most widespread chronic disease in Western society.” (Brill, 2013) There are many prescriptions written for the common diagnosis of hypertension in the United States. According to the book Blood Pressure Down, it is the number one cause of stroke and kidney disease and can be a secondary cause for heart…

blood to the liver. The blood in the liver will then be drained by the hepatic veins. Portal hypertension is associated with chronic liver diseases and is a result of an increase in blood pressure in the portal vein. There is a pressure gradient between the portal vein and the hepatic vein which is called the hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG). A HVPG of more than 5mm Hg defines portal hypertension, an increase in portal pressure can be due to many things such as an increase…

acute pulmonary hypertension. Consequently, this causes pulmonary edema due to an increased hyperstatic pressure. Globally, she has systemic hypertension a result of vascular spasms and increased heart rate. Symptomatically she feels hot, sweaty, and anxious due to vasoconstriction (increasing heat retention) stimulation of sweat glands, and increased norepinephrine. The cardiovascular system is dynamic and always changing to regulate blood flow to essential organs. Hypertension elevates the…

and Question Chapter twelve of Bushman’s book covers high blood pressure disease. High blood pressure (hypertension) commonly known as the “silent killer.” Hypertension elevates blood pressure without any signs or symptoms. Author Bushman shares hypertension is the most prevalent disease sweeping across the nation, impacting approximately 1 billion people worldwide. Additionally, hypertension has created a financial hardship of 76.6 billion in health-related costs (Bushman 299). Even more…

Pathophysiology of Hypertension- Blood pressure is controlled by a complex set of interrelated mechanisms that involve the control of vascular tone and sodium and water balance. The sympathetic nervous system and the renal renin-angiotensin system provide overall control, and cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance are the primary regulating factors. Baroreceptors within the carotid sinus an the aortic arch along with with chemoreceptors in the medulla oblongata sense changes in…

heart disease (IHD) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (cdc wonder ref). Systemic hypertension is one of the leading risk factors worldwide for IHD and AMI (GBD). Hypertension affects over 75 million people in the United States and the prevalence is increasing worldwide. Heart attack statistics showed that 69% of patients who present with their first myocardial infarction also have hypertension (1). Hypertension can be easily diagnosed in the physician’s office, but the absence of symptoms…