After completing the experiment, the results were very interesting. According to graph 1 before the subjects ate the salt, the average systolic level for all the twelve subjects was 115 mmHg. However, after letting the twelve subjects eat the salt and calculated the average for after eating the salt. The systolic level increased by 9 mmHg, as a result of 124 mmHg. A T-test that can be used to determine whether there was any significance difference was performed on the systolic data and there was found a significant difference in systolic pressure (p<.05).
Student is able identify normal and abnormal blood pressure perimeters. Student is able to explain the proper procedures for reporting abnormal blood pressure readings. Student is able to education patient on
It is imperative to emphasise to Mr Thompson to realise that taking the correct dose and consistent with his medications such as, metformin, Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE inhibitor) and testing his blood sugar as they will assist him in achieving normoglycaemia, Metformin and ACE inhibitor will assist to lower blood pressure and is not a quick fix but also require to lose some weight (NICE 2009). He should also be informed about other potential problems related with his conditions such as erectile dysfunction, neuropathy, depression and retinopathy. He should be supported to manage his own conditions including self testing blood glucose and urine through monitoring, which is essential to identify and minimise occurrence of aggravated
There is much misapprehension about homoeopathy among physicians as well as among the laity. Among physicians there is a feeling that if we know the materia medica that is all that is required. The materia medica is indeed important, and its thorough comprehension and study is needed at all times; but unless the homoeopathic physician has a concept of the philosophy, of the reasons underlying the administration of the remedy, he will never make a careful homoeopathic physician. One of the first and foremost elements with which the homoeopathic physician must be conversant is the different forms of energy, for it is on this basis only that we can prescribe homoeopathically.
Blood pressure fluctuates throughout the day and normally decreases during nighttime. Patients can be classified as either dippers or non-dippers dependent on how much their blood pressure decreases over the course of the night. Dippers are considered patients whose blood pressure reduces by at least 10% during the night in comparison to their daytime readings, a dipping pattern is desired. The goal blood pressure for nighttime is <0.005). Nondipping blood pressure is a common manifestation associated with cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, chronic kidney function and coronary artery disease which may have an impact on all-cause mortality results, since these comorbidities are more prevalent in nondipping patients.
High blood pressure normally started in the arteries. There are different stages of high blood pressure, there is stage 1 and stage 2 of high blood pressure. High blood pressure is caused from being overweight, little no exercise, genetics,smoking, family history high blood pressure, salt, alcohol, old age, stress, and the food intake that is the diet. High blood pressure is one of the top that kills African American women each year. High blood pressure mostly affects the ages between 40 through 70 (Kovesdy, Csaba P.; Furth, Susan; Zoccali,
It has been the most influential conflict in my short life. This conflict was and is a long and awful war with many failures and successes. My war began when I was in fifth grade. I had some health problems throughout the school year that I paid little attention to. Later, near the beginning of my sixth grade school year, I was at home when all of a sudden I felt really light headed and my father saw that my face was extremely pale.
High blood pressure affects a lot of people all over the world regardless of their age and sex. Having high blood pressure increases your risk of several health issues such as heart attack, stroke, and the like. Our blood doesn't move along our circulatory system on its own but rather with the force of our heart beat and the blood vessel walls that aid in pushing the blood throughout the circulatory system. The rise and fall of the pressure on our blood is quite normal but when there is a lot of pressure present, it can cause high blood pressure which is dangerous to our health when it is not regulated as soon as possible. There are certain medications that can help in reducing high blood pressure as well as changes in diet to keep our heart in good condition.
This paper is a case study reflection that needs to be applied and underpin the steps of safe prescribing, ethics, responsibility and legal of prescribing with respect to standards of Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). In this regard, I will follow the Driscoll (1994) Model of reflection, which is based on three questions that explains experiences, differences that are made, significance, and actions to continue professional development with respect to learning. Discussion Driscoll (1994) Model of reflection
Hypertension and pregnancy Pathophysiology: Hypertension is a chronic elevation of blood pressure that, in the long-term, causes end-organ damage and results in increased morbidity and mortality. Blood pressure is the product of cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance. It follows that patients with arterial hypertension may have an increase in cardiac output, an increase in systemic vascular resistance, or both. There are 3 stages of hypertension: Stage 1: (systolic BP 140-159 mm Hg or diastolic BP 90-99 mm Hg): Can be treated with lifestyle modifications and, if needed, a thiazide diuretic Stage 2: (systolic BP >160 mm Hg or diastolic BP >100 mm Hg): Can be treated with a combination of a thiazide diuretic and an ACE inhibitor, an
Hypertension Management Detecting hypertension isn’t easy, and controlling hypertension is crucially devastating worldwide. High blood pressure awareness should be identified in a global standpoint to effectively increase management. A high blood pressure treatment plan, using a combination of lifestyle changes and medication adherence is vital (Khatib et al., 2014). This paper highlights hypertension using two qualitative articles, CASP Tool checklist, and evidence matrix to provide effective research for health care outcomes revolving hypertension management. Qualitative Articles Summary Hypertension is one of the most common diagnosis in family practice and the leader of morbidity and mortality.
My father who is 56 years old has high blood pressure and
Mother had concerns about her cholesterol that is due to their diet, she uses to consume a lot of red meat and blood pressure is due her concerns about her children. They were living together so many years, and now they left for their studies far away from their home. She feels the anxiety about her daughters gives the blood
In the present situation of perceived impotence and absence of reliable estimates about the real efficacy of present medical interventions, no guarantee exists that the efficacy and safety of the new therapies can be assessed without a comparable control group. The patients had rights to receive safety, at least no adverse effects’ therapy. Moreover, the well-designed RCTs ensured that all patients can receive the best feasible care as recommended by WHO. The RCT currently was standard supportive care, which was rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids to replace fluids and electrolytes and treatment of specific symptoms. If we were keep to approaching the untested drugs in an uncontrolled way, we may never know whether seriouser circumstance
Introduction This essay will reflect on my personal experience, skills, and knowledge gained from my studies and practice of undertaking blood pressure (Bp) whilst completing my professional placement. Bp may be defined as a force of blood against vessel walls in the body, consisting of systolic and diastolic pressure measured in millimeters of mercury. (Waugh and Grant, 2016) Systolic pressure occurs when the hearts left ventricle contracts and forces blood into the aorta causing a heightened atrial pressure, while diastolic pressure refers to complete cardiac diastole, this is when the aortic valve closes and pressure is at its lowest between beats, blood moves into smaller corresponding vessels and the heart rests.
