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Week 2: Blood Pressure
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What is the definition of a normal blood pressure?
Systolic < 100 and Diastolic < 80
Systolic < 120 and Diastolic < 80
Systolic < 120 or Diastolic < 80
Systolic < 140 or Diastolic < 80 if you don't have any symptoms
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Why do we care about high blood pressure?
We don't necessarily; it's just a general measure for health
Because patients with elevated blood pressure often have terrible symptoms
Because patients often do not have symptoms, but high blood pressure puts them at higher risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney disease.
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What are some strategies to lower blood pressure? Check all that apply.
Lose weight if patient is overweight
Follow the DASH diet
Reduce salt intake
Walk briskly for 30 min/day for five days each week
Cut down on alcohol and smoking consumption
Take anti-hypertensives if doctor recommended
Do as many stressful activities as possible
A patient comes onto the Van, and asks for a blood pressure check. You check his blood pressure and it reads 200/100. You ask him how he's feeling; he tells you he's not feeling his normal self. You repeat the blood pressure and it remains elevated. What do you do?
Counsel him on diet and lifestyle, and ask him to come back next week.
Tell Gigi or Rai! He may be having a hypertensive emergency and may need to go to the emergency room.
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