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This case study covers a 34-year-old female patient with hypertension, including her medical history, symptoms, physical examination, laboratory results, and diagnosis. It helps students understand the diagnosis and management of hypertension.
What's inside
- Patient's chief complaint and history of present illness
- Past medical history, family history, and social history
- Review of systems and physical examination findings
- Laboratory results and diagnosis
Who it is for: Students of medicine or nursing studying hypertension. (Postgraduate)
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Summary
Hypertension is high blood pressure. A patient's case study shows how it is diagnosed and managed. Students learn about the condition's signs, causes and treatment.
Patient's Medical History
A 34-year-old woman has nape pains and weakness. Her blood pressure has been rising. Her family history includes hypertension and diabetes. She smokes and has a poor diet.
Hypertension Causes and Types
Obesity affects hormones and kidneys, leading to hypertension. Secondary hypertension is more common in children. Renal hypertension is caused by narrowed kidney arteries.
Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis involves a full history and physical exam. Treatment aims to reduce long-term cardiovascular disease risk. Family Nurse Practitioners help with prevention and screening.
Tests and Screening
Tests include urine dipstick, blood sugar, and BMI. MRI or CT scans may detect brain issues. Cognitive tests may show brain deterioration in elderly hypertensives.
Key terms
- Hypertension
- High blood pressure.
- Secondary hypertension
- Hypertension caused by another medical condition.
- Renal hypertension
- Hypertension caused by narrowed kidney arteries.
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- A nurse who helps patients with prevention and screening.
- Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
- A system that controls blood volume and sodium retention.
- Microalbuminuria
- Low-grade albumin in the urine.
Questions this document helps with
- What are the signs of hypertension?
- How is hypertension diagnosed?
- What treatments are there for hypertension?
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