Hypertension Teaching 869
HypertensionLast updated November 13, 2017
Last updated November 13, 2017
Instructed on some measures aimed to managing/controlling hypertension, such as: decrease cholesterol intake to avoid atherosclerosis, among others.
Patient was instructed on hypertension. Untreated hypertension can damage blood vessels, and after a blood vessel is damaged, fat and calcium can easi...
Taught that the systolic reading (the top number) represents the pressure exerted on the blood vessel wall when the heart is contracting.
Taught that the diastolic reading (the bottom number) represents the pressure on the blood vessel wall while the heart is at rest.
Patient was instructed on hypertension. Blood pressure is a measure of how hard the blood pushes against the walls of the arteries as it moves through...