Patient Tracking for High Blood Pressure Control , NIH Publication #81-2204, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Public Health Service (June, 1981)doi:10.1016/S0190-2040(82)80011-6Lee HolderPatient Counselling & Health Education
A few examples of conditions associated with high blood pressure include kidney problems, thyroid problems, adrenal gland tumors, obstructive sleep apnea, and congenital defects in the patient’s blood vessels. As far as a few conditions associated with low blood pressure are concerned, Addison’s ...
This approach entails reducing a patient’s antihypertensive medication for a period of 24-48 hours after a stroke because maintaining higher blood pressure during this timeframe can serve as a protective measure. For individuals with a significant increase in blood pressure, it is recommended to ai...
Is This Patient's Blood Pressure Really Elevated?A 46-year-old man who has recently moved to your neighborhood presents with a painful ankle sprain. Before he leaves, you decide to check his blood pressure (BP) and obtain an initial reading of 164/102mm Hg. He denies having high BP prev...
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) can occur as a complication of transfusion therapy; it can cause severe pulmonary edema and is a life-threatening complication if the patient is not given immediate respiratory support. While the etiology of TRALI remains unclear, it may result from le...
Tucker KL, Sheppard JP, Stevens R, Bosworth HB, Bove A, Bray EP, et al. Individual patient data meta-analysis of self-monitoring of blood pressure (BP-SMART): a protocol. BMJ Open. 2015; 5: 008532.Tucker KL, Sheppard JP, Stevens R, et al. Individual patient data meta- analysis of...
While the above are standard classifications, in clinical aspects, the blood pressure is further categorized into hypotension and severe for the doctors to evaluate and assess the cardiac health of the patient. Below we are discussing in detail each of these classifications and their implications on...
Blood pressure and pulse rate are two of the vital signs of humans and it is imperative that the chronically ill and the elderly patients need to have their blood pressure and pulse rate checked from time to time. This paper describes the use of the Omron 790it blood pressure monitor to ...
FullText A 65-year-old woman presented to her primary care physician with concerns about large fluctuations in her blood pressure (BP). The patient’s home BP measurements were often lower than 120/80 mm Hg but sometimes reached 200/100 mm Hg. She had a non–ST-segment elevation myocardial...
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