Practical Nursing PNH301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Crackles, Thyroid Disease, Calcium Channel
26 Feb 2018
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1 in 3 people with htn could be normotensive if they reduced their na+ intake. 9 out of 10 canadians will develop htn if they do not adopt healthy lifestyle habits. Blood pressure: blood pressure = cardiac output x systemic. Hypertension defined: hypertension is sustained elevation of bp. Elevated readings must occur on at least 3 occasions over a period of several weeks. Hg: ***the exception is the diabetic patient! Family hx of htn: sodium intake, hyperlipidemia. Coarctation of aorta: renal disease, neurological disorders. Clinical manifestations: may experience, dizziness or fainting (syncope, headache. Facial flushing: blurred vision (when very high, usually asymptomatic until it becomes severe and target organ disease has occurred. The common complications are target organ diseases occurring in the: Elevated bp with a specific cause: heart, brain, heart failure (hf, nephrosclerosis, retinal damage. Hypertension: diagnostic studies: history and physical examination, bp measurement in both arms. Use arm with higher reading for subsequent measurements.
