Intracranial pressure

Blood pressure is measure of blood flow forcing against the walls of the arteries. Hypertension is a medical condition when the systolic blood pressure measures more than 140mmHg and diastolic measures more than 90mmHg. The World Health Organisation considers hypertension as a serious epidemic. According to the last estimate by WHO, 40% of the adults aged 25 and above had been diagnosed with hypertension. In 1980, 600 million people around the world had Hypertension, by 2008, there were 1…

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pain that is also radiating to his back and right arm. He is also nauseous and short of breath. The patient has had similar incidents in the previous 2-3 months. He is a smoker and has a history of high-blood pressure for which he takes medication. He also takes a daily aspirin. His blood pressure is high upon arrival, 200/40, and O2 saturation is low, 92%, before administration of oxygen. Initial EKG results, though showing some abnormalities, do not show evidence of an active MI. EKG was…

Peer pressure is substantially concentrated in teen and young adult years due to a coercion of teenagers’ minds to fit in as opposed to not associating oneself as an outsider. This theme is frequently portrayed in the visual text ‘Easy A’ produced in 2010, written by Bert V. Royal and directed by Will Gluck. This theme is communicated through the characterization and dialogue of the main characters, especially Olive Penderghast. She is an enigma who presents a true representation and portrayal…

that I am not an outsider anymore. I changed my behavior just to belonging to the new group that I tried to fit in to. We can see from my story that the desire for group membership can make people change their behavior. The change is caused by peer pressure, a desire to fill psychological…

A PMI located outside these landmarks indicates possible cardiac enlargement, such as with left ventricular hypertrophy. Cardiac enlargement is not necessarily associated with atherosclerosis or carotid artery disease. DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (application) REF: 697 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 4. To auscultate for S3 or S4 gallops in the mitral area, the nurse listens with the a. bell of the stethoscope with the patient in the left lateral position. b.…

challenges homeostasis, which is the term used to describe a constant internal environment, as well as affecting other body systems such as the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. This is seen through a stressed person having increased blood pressure, or breathing rates higher or lower than normal. (The Effects of Stress on the Body…

There are many components when it comes to measuring Blood pressure in adults. It consists of indications and rationale for regarding blood pressure, specific equipment which vary in size due to field of nursing and finally guidelines for nursing practice. I am going to discuss sphygmomanometers which are used for blood pressure management and also the procedure in relation to adults (Jamieson, 2007). There are 3 main pieces of equipment also known as sphygmomanometers which are; Aneroid,…

people in 2013.2 Being the national leading cause of death, CVD kills one Australian every 12 minutes.2 The main types of CVD are coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure.3 It is estimated that 4.6 million Australian adults have high blood pressure which is a major risk factor for CVD, accounting for 32% of the population.2 Salt is a chemical compound made up of sodium and chloride. It is commonly used to season and preserve foods in both the food industry and private homes. People…

According to theoretical research by Hawkley et al. (2003) it was confirmed that loneliness predicted lower cardiac output during a normal day. Whereas, non-lonely individuals were characterized to have a higher cardiac output. Cardiac output is the volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute and is related to an individual’s heart rate and stroke volume. Within this research it was found that the stroke volume (the amount of blood the heart ejects per beat) was the variable that lowered the…