HTN-stroke Teaching 1612
HTN-stroke
SN instructed patient on s/s of htn crisis, while seeking immediate medical attention for chest pain.
Last updated November 13, 2017
Last updated November 13, 2017
Instructed patient about the causes of a stroke: a lack of blood flow to the brain leading to loss of brain function.
SN instructed patient / caregiver on factors that increase risk of HTN, such as: age, race, family history, stress, high sodium intake, high cholester...
Instructed patient that every day his/her blood pressure is too high, the chances of having a stroke increases.
Instructed patient about how a stroke can result from the damage that ongoing high blood pressure causes in the body vessels. If the affected vessel s...
Instructed patient that the most commonly reported side effects of Amlodipine (which is used to treat HTN) include: headache, edema, rash, fatigue, an...