The Importance Of High Blood Pressure

I’ve been waiting since I’ve declared to be a nursing major to attend my very first clinical and finally last Saturday on October 17th I attended my first clinical at the Ludlowe Center for Health & Rehabilitation. It felt just like the first day of school! I woke up at 6 am and I felt anxious, sacred, and nervous, but also beyond excited to see what’s ahead of me for the morning. The clinical lasted from 7 am to 1pm, which at first seemed like a really long time but the excitement carried me away and it felt a lot shorter. The early morning was filled with activities that resembled what I have learned in my foundations class. I had the opportunity to visit five different patients and from each of those patients I experienced and

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My patient, MG was a 72-year-old female who came to the emergency department because of a fall in her bathroom. Her admitting diagnosis was a right hip fracture. Other concurrent health challenges she had were: hypertension (HTN), high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and chronic kidney disease (CKD). MG was a full code status with no known food or drug allergies. They surgery she had undergone was a right hip cannulated screw. My patient contributed in care and believed that partaking as much as possible will get her healthy and home sooner. Also, she believed in independence and doing things on her own if capable. After working with MG, I attained a great amount of knowledge in knowing: the

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.

How a community health agency could market healthy food options to African American women with low income? African American women who live in low income communities, are subject more for less supermarkets that are geared to high calorie, and very low nutrients in food. In low income areas, there is a higher amount of marketing for fast food, normally you will see a McDonalds, Burger King, and KFC chicken to name a few (Kovesdy, Csaba P.; Furth, Susan; Zoccali, Carmine,(2017). The problem that we are having in Low-income communities is that because there are low income the people don’t think that they can afford healthy options.. It is cheaper to buy unhealthy foods, because that is what they can afford.Soul food

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.

We are asked to see Mr. Preston. He is a pleasant 70-year-old gentleman recently diagnosed with myeloma, who is found to have a creatinine around 2.0.

Mrs. Smith experiences symptoms of heart failure which seems to have been caused by her hypertension, which is poorly controlled, given the blood pressure of 158/98. Her symptoms relate to a reduction of cardiac output as evidenced by fatigue and weakness, depleting her cardiac reserve, and excess fluid retention from elevated end-diastolic pressure (dyspnea, exertional dyspnea, bibasilar crackles, peripheral edema, decreased saturation). The decreased cardiac output is evidenced in a HR of 92, and is possibly related to her memory loss as well. Her symptoms seem to be manifestations of left-sided heart dysfunction, given her complaints of fatigue and weakness. (Porth, 2015).

Two key components of the human body, blood pressure and heart rate, are crucial to determining how healthy a person is. Blood pressure, or the pressure of the blood in the cardiovascular system, is crucial in the human body, because it is the main transportation system that travels to and from cells. Heart rate is the speed of the heartbeat measured by beats per minute. The nervous system and brain contributes to upholding these two critical areas by monitoring and controlling them.

On one particular occasion, I walked in the room as the nurse reported the patient having a pulse of 210. She retrieved this data from the electronic blood pressure machine but never checked the apical pulse. When I looked at the patient, I noticed that she had a slight tremor. After checking her apical pulse, the patient’s heart rate was in the 70’s, the machine was picking up the tremors in the patient’s arm. Always keeping the focus on the patient while utilizing technology to support their care is essential for safe patient outcomes.

The primary circulatory system is made up of the heart, blood, and blood vessels. Blood is carried to the entire body through the blood vessels via the pumping of the heart. Oxygen and nutrients are carried to the cells and carbon dioxide and waste are carried away from the cells.

Hypertension is called high blood pressure. Condition in which the arterial blood pressure or fluid pressure of blood in the arteries is higher that normal. High blood pressure is the largest factor of sickness and death. Hypertension is a risk of stroke, heart attack, and kidney and heart failure, unless the blood pressure can be brought under control. Hypertension affects 10 to 20 percent of the population. It is more common in black females of the sexes. It's a common disorder that is known has cardiovascular. Most risk for this disorder is increased by obesity, high serum sodium, hypercholesterolemia and the family history of sodium level. There is a second cause of hpercholesterolemia that includes sleep apnea, chronic kidney disease,

The heart is a tough operating mechanism which moves blood around the body through a very advanced system called arteries and capillaries; the blood is then carried back to the heart by means of veins. Blood pressure is the thrust of this blood in the body pushing up against the inside walls of the arteries as the heart is pumping.

The harder the heart works to push the blood ,the greater the force is on the arteries Blood pressure is expressed in terms of millimeter of mercury above the surrounding atmospheric pressure.Blood pressure readings have two numbers i.e top number and bottom number.The top number is called Systolic pressure.The bottom number is called Diastolic pressure.The blood flows through arteries and it delivers all necessary oxygen and nutrients the body needs to be healthy. Such a force occurs throughout the vascular system. [3]

The impact of modernization, globalization and over competitiveness has been very complex in many dimensions. Human beings have embellished their lives through medical and electronic advances on the one hand and created uncertainty, lethargy and disconnectedness on the other. In the realm of health both physical and mental the most measurable signs have been in terms of escalating hypertension and stress. It is the single most visible global symptom of modernization and imbalanced development (Mohan, 2006).