Hypertension

the hospital she has had a total weight loss of 14 pounds and had not had regular bowel movements. As recommended from the American Heart Association on heart-healthy diets and lifestyle, individuals suffering from congestive heart failure and hypertension should follow a diet low in sodium and increase fluids (American Heart Association). Recommendations that can be made to improve Ms. Fisher nutritional deficiency is providing education on healthy eating choices such as restriction on sodium…

Physiology of intracranial pressure (ICP) 1. Intracranial pressure dynamics: Intracranial pressure is the pressure of cerbrospinal fluid inside the skull.Normally the cranial vault is a closed box and non compliant structure containing volume of approximately 1500 ml ,comprissing 88% brain matter ,7.5% blood and 4-5 % cerebrospinal fluid . Monrroe kelle hypothesis concludes that any increase in the volume of an intracranial element must be met with an equal compensatory decrease in…

Is Roid Rage Worth It? Drug use is sports in not a topic that is even remotely secretive. The question of whether or not they should continue to be banned, however, is still disputed. There are obvious explanations as to why athletes use drugs, but none that are practical when put in the perspective of the larger picture. Banned drugs, specifically steroids, are banned for a reason. These drugs should not be legalized in sporting events. One of the most glaring rationalizations for the…

Information about Cypionax: As testosterone is the primary male androgen, one should expect to see pronounced androgenic side effects with Cypionax (Testosterone Cypionate). Much intensity is related to the rate in which the body converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Although active in the body for much longer time, cypionax is injected on a weekly or bi-weekly basis in order to maintain stable blood levels. At a dosage of 250mg to 800mg per week one should certainly see dramatic…

rapidly if too much sodium is excreted. Too much potassium build up in the body can lead to dangerous, and possibly deadly, changes in the heart rhythm(4). Diuretics help patients to increase urine production, and are clinically used to treat hypertension, heart failure, electrolyte imbalances, and kidney disease. They have huge impact on electrolyte balance in the body, especially the sodium level. Patients with suspected fluid and electrolyte imbalances have to be monitored carefully by the…

demands on a daily basis. The decline into End Stage Renal Disease almost always follows Chronic Kidney Disease, in which the kidneys slowly decline over a ten to twenty year period. Two of the most common causes of Chronic Kidney Disease are hypertension and Diabetes, both of which are prevalent in the United States, and present in this patient. Unfortunately, without dialysis treatment or a kidney transplant, ESRD will lead to death. Dialysis is the process in which blood is passed through…

Treatment of the Obese Pediatric Patient Tina M. Schwartz, RN, CPN Worcester State University Research for Evidence Based Practice NU525 Cheryl Hersperger, MS, RN, APHN-BC Abstract Obesity has become a public health epidemic. The number of pediatric and adolescent patients who are overweight or obese has more than doubled over the last two decades. Statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that in 2013, 42 million children worldwide were overweight or obese (WHO…

The dilated cardiomyopathy is a progressive and chronic disease of the heart muscles, the most common type of cardiomyopathies, occurring mostly in adults 20 to 60, more common in men, usually starting in the heart's main pumping chamber (left ventricle), the muscles of the heart starts to stretch and to become thinner leading consequently to enlargement inside the chamber of the heart and can spreads to the right ventricle and then to the atria (Bhf.org.uk, 2017). When the heart chambers dilate…

Summary: Gerhardt, a 58-year-old male, presents to the doctor’s office with a low pulse rate, often times as low as 28bpm, and a feeling of sleepiness. Patient denies dyspnea, chest pain as well as palpitations. Physical examination revealed a high pulse pressure of 70 mm Hg, mid-systolic murmur and an occasional mid-diastolic sound suggestive of structural heart abnormalities. Question: What is an echocardiogram and how is it used diagnostically? Generate: Echocardiography is a modality…

short term risks included gallstones and insulin resistance. One of the most prominent long term factors is cardiovascular disease, with 20-30% of obese adolescents suffering from high blood pressure and they are 8.5 times more likely to develop hypertension as…