Disorder Hypertension PDF

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System Disorder

Gavin Isaac ST UDENT NAME _____________________________________ Hypertension DISORDER/DISEASE PROCESS __________________________________________________________

Alterations in Health (Diagnosis) Severe headache, fatigue, confusion, vision problems

Pathophysiology Related to Client Problem Increased pressure that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries r.t phys problem

REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Cessation of tobacco use. Encourage lifestyle mods.

ASSESSMENT

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

Risk Factors

Expected Findings

Ethnicity, age, sex, medications, exercise, obesity, family history,

Laboratory Tests

Tachycardia, brady cardia, pain, and anxiety

Diagnostic Procedures

Urinalysis, blood count, blood chemistry (potassium, sodium, creatinine, fasting glucose, total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol)

Measure BP with properly calibrated sphygmomanometer. ECG

PATIENT-CENTERED CARE

Nursing Care Administer pharmacologic therapy as prescribed

Therapeutic Procedures The optimal therapy for HTN is the triple diuretic, ACE inchibitor or ARB, and a calciumchannel blocker.

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Assess/monitor for tachycardia, bradycardia, pain, and anxiety. Encourage lifestyle modifications to diet, exercise, stress reduction and management, and weight control.

Complications Medications ACE inhibitors, ARBs, diuretics, betablockers, calcium channel blockers, alphablockers, alphaantagonists, renin inhibitors

Client Education Increase physical activity, restrict sodium intake, restrict cholesteol intake.

Interprofessional Care Dietician consult, cardiologist consult, nutritionist consult, physical therapy consult

Assure that the patient has been inactve for at least 5 minutes before the test to eliminate possiblity of elevated reading. Make sure the patient has not had any coffee or nicotine for at least 30 minutes before the test to eliminte high test.

THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE

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