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    pressure . A normal individual would have a blood pressure of below 120/80 mmHg. High blood pressure or otherwise known as hypertension is a condition when the force in the arteries are abnormally high .An individual has hypertension the systolic blood pressure exceeds 140 mmHg and diastolic pressure of more than 90 mmHg . There are a few risk factors for developing hypertension . Few common risk factors that can be associated with…

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    Analyse Heath Information Define Hypertension and arteriosclerosis. How are they often related? hypertension is defined as elevation of the arterial blood pressure above the normal range expected in a particular age group. In other words, it refers to HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. On the other hand, arteriosclerosis refers to any of several conditions affecting the arteries. The term is often used interchangeably with atherosclerosis, a disease of the arteries caused by deposition of fatty plaques in…

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    Causes Of Hypertension

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    many chronic diseases which affect people today in society, one of which is hypertension. Hypertension is also known as a silent killer, it is referred to as high blood pressure. This is a condition in which the arteries have insistently raised blood pressure. This blood pressure is the force of blood pushing up against the blood vessels walls. The higher the pressure gets, the harder the heart has to pump. Hypertension does not…

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    They rode balloons and rockets to test long-term radiation exposure and other tests. One test, known as NIH.R4, looked at hypertension, or high blood pressure. This test discovered that blood vessels do not contract well in space. It also helped us see the role of calcium in Hypertension because more calcium comes off the bones while in space (Feldman). The Soviet Union was the United States’ direct competitor throughout the space race. NASA claims that…

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    Hypertension: A Summary

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    encourages readers to see and understand the study that has been conducted to show, on a large scale, the consequences, and negative effects, of working this job. There are numerous articles based on this topic, such as “Hypertension; Air traffic controllers ' stress affects later hypertension”, “Measures of Stress/Strain on Air Traffic Controllers in Simulated Air Traffic Control”, and “Critical Incident Stress Management in Aviation”, which emphasis the idea that air traffic controlling is a…

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    Hypertension At Walmart

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    I decided to pick the 65 year old woman with hypertension. At Walmart, I was able to buy everything included in my meal plan and still have 19 dollars remaining. Having an illness, and being older in age plays a drastic role in eating habits, which is why a lot of snacks were not purchased. Most of the foods that were purchased were either fruits, vegetables, or canned goods. The meal plans were made with the illness in mind, and how certain foods could be more harmful than helpful. The items…

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    Hypertension Case Study

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    years old Native American women presenting to the Indian Hospital is taking Lisinopril because of hypertension as one of the conditions documented in her past medical history. Hypertension is supported by the current measurements of the blood pressure readings of 165/100. Lisinopril is an angiotensin –converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE) considered as one of the first line treatment option for hypertension. The pharmacological mechanism of action for Lisinopril is to inhibit the action of…

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    Hypertension in Pregnancy Blood pressure measures the amount of force used as blood travels through the arteries. In pregnancy, if a woman’s blood pressure reaches too high a number, it not only has negative effects on her health but her baby’s health as well. Hypertension in pregnancy can quickly lead up to more severe conditions such as seizures. Due to the dangers associated with blood pressure in pregnancy, expectant mothers need to be educated on hypertension, preeclampsia and eclampsia…

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    difference in hypertension between European Americans and African Americans. The question that really has to be answered is why this disparity arises in the United States population. Some believe it is a biological difference between Blacks and whites, while others claim that it stems from a general racism in the medical community, preventing African Americans to receive proper care and education on the subject of hypertension. Regardless of the cause of the disparity, hypertension is associated…

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    I am presenting my paper as a combination medication to treat an ailment of hypertension or known for everyone as a high blood pressure. When I was a young boy growing up in the Philippines, my grandmother at my mother 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 two mild strokes but fortunately still alive with mild physical complication, and his father had three stroked, two was mild and the third is…

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