05
May
Patient Teaching On Hypertension. Blood pressure is determined both by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. Describe the necessary patient education for each major class. Differentiate that classes of drugs used to treat hypertension. Hypertension is diagnosed simply by measuring the blood pressure with a blood pressure cuff around the arm.
Isolated systolic hypertension is a condition in which the diastolic pressure is normal less than 80 mm hg but systolic pressure is high greater than or equal to 130 mm hg. Differentiate that classes of drugs used to treat hypertension. Describe the necessary patient education for each major class. Below are the ranges of normal. Fact sheets about hypertension and related conditions and behaviors. High blood pressure happens when the force on the walls of blood vessels caused by the blood within them is more than normal.
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Isolated systolic hypertension is a condition in which the diastolic pressure is normal less than 80 mm hg but systolic pressure is high greater than or equal to 130 mm hg. High blood pressure hypertension is a common condition in which the long term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems such as heart disease. Isolated systolic hypertension is a condition in which the diastolic pressure is normal less than 80 mm hg but systolic pressure is high greater than or equal to 130 mm hg. Explain the cardiovascular benefits of theraoy with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors angiotensin ii receptor blockers and beta blockers. If diagnosis of hypertension is not made measure the patient s clinic bp at least annually thereafter more frequent bp measurement for patients whose clinic bp is close to 130 80 mmhg patients should be made aware that lowering bp can decrease death from stroke coronary events hf along with decreasing the progression of renal failure. Food and drug administration can help you better understand blood pressure medicines and talk to a health care provider about what is right for you.