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Health topic: *HYPERTENSION*
*(High Blood Pressure )*

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Systolic beat: This is the sound produced when the heart contracts

Diastolic beat: This is produced when the heart relaxes as it pumps blood

*TYPES OF BLOOD PRESSURE*
1. Primary hypertension (has no cause)
2. Secondary hypertension (has no cause)
3. Pregnancy induced hypertension or gestation period
4. Hypertension due to other condition such as diabetes mellitus

*CAUSES OR RISK FACTORS*
1. Age
2. Sex or gender
3. Family history
4. Obesity
5. High salt intake
6. high alcohol intake
7. Sedentary lifestyle

*SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS*
1. Palpitation

2. anger/excessive worry

3. Headache early in the morning

4. Dizziness

5. Difficulty in breathing (dipsnoea)

6. chest pain

7. Tachycardia (HBP)

8. nausea & vomiting

9. Difficulty in sleeping (insomnia)

10. Restlessness

11. Numbness (insensitivity of nerve?

*LABORATORY INVESTIGATION*
1. full blood count (FBC) amount of blood

2. Fasting blood sugar (FBS) amount of sugar in blood

3. Random blood sugar (RBS)

4. Chest x-ray

*MEDICAL MANAGEMENT*
1. Nefidipine
2. Amlodipine
3. LiSinopril
4. Atenalol
5. Bendrotlothiazide
6. Laxis or frusemide
7. Degoxin

*NURSING MANAGEMENT*
1. Observation
*observe patient vital signs (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration)
*observation patient for signs of relentlessness
*observe any side effect on the medications served
*observe fluid intake and output
*observe the Color and odour

2. Nutrition
*encourage patient to take lots of fruits n vegetables
*serve patient with diet low in cholesterol
*encourage patient to take In low salt diet
*encourage patient to avoid lots of spicy diet
*encourage patient to take lots of fluid

3. Medication
*wash hands b4 and after serving medication
*serve patient with prescribed medicine, at the right time, through the right route, with the right dosage to the right patient
*educate patient on his medication
*check whether patient is allergic to the medication

4. Lifestyle mortification
*encourage patient to limit smoking
*encourage patient to reduce excessive alcohol
*advice patient to eat early at .night
*advice patient to control his/her anger
*advice patient to avoid fatty, salty, n spicy diets
*encourage patient to avoid chilled drink

_*Edited By: RosaCute*_

_*Assisted By: Nenye*_