Hypertension

PONE-D-16-15391 PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION Dr Roberta Pulcheri Ramos Dear Dr Ramos, Thank you for submitting the above manuscript to PLOS ONE. During our internal evaluation of the manuscript, we found significant text overlap between your submission and the following previously published works, some of which you are an author. Ventilatory And Cardiocirculatory Exercise Profiles In Copd Boerrigter…

Intracranial Hypertension is a disease process causing increased cerebrospinal fluid or CSF inside the skull. Patients may experience loss of vision and severe headaches resulting from abnormally high CSF pressure. (NORD, 2015). The essential function of cerebrospinal fluid has long been thought to be a fluid envelope that cushions, protects, and nourishes the brain and spinal cord, and recent data shows that CSF plays an essential role in the homeostasis of the interstitial fluid of the brain…

Question 2: Discussion For the first group of participants who cannot identify hypertension lifestyle factors and willingness to engage in self-care scores there are a total of 14 participants. The levels of central tendency consist of the mean of 5.5 which is the average score, the median of 5.5 which is the exact middle number and the mode of 7 which is the most frequent occurring score (Salkind, 2013). There was an average deviation from the sample mean of 2.35, therefore it can be said…

depression. Transient hypertension has been reported during the use of dexmedetomidine which is usually benign and is taken over by the hypotensive response on continuing the infusion. We report a case of hypertensive crisis following dexmedetomidine infusion used for procedural sedation, necessitating discontinuation of the infusion and treatment of hypertension. The dilemmas involved in treating hypertension caused by dexmedetomidine are discussed. Key words : Dexmedetomidine, Hypertension,…

without intervention and then reoccurred again at 3 AM in the morning of presentation to the hospital. His chest pain had resolved prior to arriving in the ED. His medical history is significant for atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, hypertension and he has age related macular degeneration. It is to be noted that his hemoglobin is 8.5 and 26.4. On admission he does have a BUN of 29. Cardiac enzymes are negative. He is known to be in atrial fibrillation. He is on Coreg, Digoxin…

brilliance in combating the deadly disease known as pulmonary hypertension. Well, from making the penis engorged with blood in the treatment of erectile dysfunction to redressing poor blood flow to the lungs caused by pulmonary hypertension, Viagra has indeed come a long way. It is really an incredible achievement for Viagra to be able to gain approval from FDA as a pulmonary…

Hypertension Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure can be considered as an elevated pressure of the blood and arteries. Hypertension results from two major factors independent or combined which is the heart pumping blood with excessive force and/or the body's smaller blood vessels (known as the arterioles) narrow, so that blood flow exerts more pressure against the vessels' walls. When defining Hypertension, it is essential to know how blood pressure is measured and the numeric…

Pulmonary Hypertension is a condition that complicates virtually every level of patient care; from basic prehospital care to tertiary care in a hospital. Perhaps reason it remains as such a nuisance to health care providers is the fact that it is has a very gradual progression from chronic ailment to serious health problem sometimes taking a long time to develop more serious health problems. Pulmonary Hypertension in the most basic and literal sense is defined as increased blood pressure…

Several emotions flood the mind at the exact moment the news is disclosed to the family. Recently, a 48 year old, female that was considered to be a beloved mother, wife, and daughter, was diagnosed with a rare medical condition known as Pulmonary Hypertension which affects the pressures in the heart and lungs. The disease had been misdiagnosed over a year before a very special doctor gave the family hope; this is Helen’s journey with a terminal illness. Beginning the spring of 2015, Helen’s…

According to research found, a treatment for hypertension is centered around the individual, which requires the person to self manage or change their lifestyles with an ongoing observations in order to control hypertension (Allison, et al., 2014 & RNAO, 2005). Life style changes may include exercising, losing weight, and modifying their diet. Aerobic exercise, such as walking or jogging…