COMPLICATION
The pathophysiology of hypertension is an
1) Heart attack or
stroke
Aneurysm 3)
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4) Dementia
5) Metabolic syndrome
INTERVENTIONS
(1) Self-monitoring,
(2) educational interventions directed to
the patient, (3)
educational interventions directed to the
health professional, (4)
health professional (nurse or pharmacist)
led care, (5) organizational
interventions that aimed to improve the
delivery of care,
(6) appointment reminder systems.
TREATMENTS
To prevent high blood pressure,
everyone should be encouraged to
make lifestyle modifications, such as
eating a healthier diet,
quitting smoking, and getting
more exercise. Treatment
with medication is recommended to
lower blood pressure to less than
130/80 in people older than age 65
and those with risk factors such as
diabetes and high cholesterol.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
area which attempts to explain
2) mechanistically the causes
of hypertension, which is a chronic
disease characterized by elevation of
blood pressure. Hypertension can be
classified by cause as either essential
(also known as primary or idiopathic) or
secondary.
SIGN AND SYMPTOMS
Most people with high
blood pressure have
no signs or symptoms,
even if blood pressure
HYPERTENTION readings reach
dangerously high
levels.
Head ache
Shortness of breath
Nose bleeding
DIADNOSIS
Measuring Blood Pressure
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is
often called a "silent disease" because
you usually don't know that you have it.
There may be no symptoms or signs.
Nonetheless, it damages the body and
eventually may cause problems
like heart disease.
Therefore, it's important to regularly
monitor your blood pressure, especially
if it has ever been high or above the
"normal" range, or if you have a family
history of hypertension