Category: Hypertension

Table of Contents Introduction Definition Epidemiology Clinical Presentation Complications Diagnosis Conclusion with PICOT Question References Introduction The issue of hypertension is rather important within the framework of nursing practice because the patients will hypertension represents one of the most vulnerable populations (Dasgupta et al., 2014). Therefore, there is a need to investigate this issue as…

Table of Contents Introduction Medication Diet Risk Factors and Summary References Introduction Hypertension is a serious condition because the patient may not feel the symptoms of this condition until it develops into a severe state. However, once the symptoms develop, they can affect other vital systems and organs. Hypertension is also referred to as high…

Table of Contents Introduction Behavioral Interventions Pharmacological Interventions Promotion of Self-Management Limitations Conclusion References Introduction Hypertension is one of the most common conditions that family health practitioners assess routinely in individuals of all ages and elderly patients, in particular. The prevalence of the given disease substantially increases with age. At the same time, certain factors…

Hypertension, stroke, and diabetes are some of the most frequent diagnoses for elderly persons in the US. As it stands, healthcare professionals are favoring medical interventions over educational ones in managing these diseases. However, these practices are expensive and often inefficient without the follow-up educational intervention to ensure proper use of exercise, diet, and training…

Arterial hypertension (AH), being the leading risk factor for cardiovascular catastrophes, has recently become a serious burden for health systems of the country. Despite the wide choice of medical and invasive treatment, sufficient control of blood pressure (BP) can hardly be achieved. Consequently, the fight against obvious cardiovascular diseases is equally ineffective, despite the enormous…

Table of Contents Risk Factors Possible Consequences Prevention Methods Treatment Approaches Conclusion References Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a medical condition in which a persons blood pressure is continuously elevated above the norm. It is associated with a broad variety of risk factors that put most people into a potential danger group.…

Table of Contents Definition Epidemiology Clinical presentation Complications Diagnosis Conclusion References Aging is one of the inevitabilities of life, and it comes with physiologic decline together with high vulnerability to diseases. One of the common health complications that come with aging is hypertension. This condition is a common risk factor for different cardiovascular complications and…

Introduction Depression is one of the leading causes of various health problems in modern society. According to a recent report (1), depression will become the second most common health problem in the world because of the emerging lifestyle. The emerging technologies are changing the normal lifestyle and people are working extra hard to meet the…

To begin with, hypertension is commonly categorized as a disease of nutritional-hygienic type since improper diets and chronic conditions usually cause it. However, high blood pressure might also stem from the patients family history with relatives who suffered from the same issue. People of specific races might also be more predisposed to experiencing high blood…

For older adults, hypertension remains one of the main causes of many adverse cardiovascular outcomes such as stroke and death. The burden of this chronic disease is feared to escalate given the worlds aging population. Accordingly, the present study focuses on T, an elderly patient with arterial hypertension. T is a 72 year-old, 155-centimeter-tall white…