NURS 6512 Cardiac Case studies Managing Hypertension 2022/23 WALDEN
coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension (HTN), medications,
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education,
laboratory values, lifestyle modifi cation, risk factors, Internet resources, cost comparison
Scenario
M.P. is a lively 78-year-old African-American woman who comes to your clinic for a
follow-up (F/U)
visit. She was diagnosed (Dx) with hypertension (HTN) 2 months ago and was given a
prescription for
hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 25 mg/day but stopped taking it because “it made me dizzy
and I kept
getting up during the night to empty my bladder.” She comes to the clinic because her
mother died
of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA, stroke) at her age and she is afraid she will suffer the
same fate.
Vital signs (VS) during her initial visit were as follows: 160/102, 78, 16, 36.8° C. She is a
lifetime nonsmoker,
nondrinker. Her father died of a myocardial infarction (MI) at 67 years of age. One
brother is
alive but has coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus (DM), and HTN. Her sister
is alive and
well (A&W) at 62 years of age. Her basic metabolic panel (BMP) and fasting lipids were
within normal
limits (WNL)/NURS 6512 Cardiac Case studies Managing Hypertension 2022/23 WALDEN
coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension (HTN), medications, patient
education,
laboratory values, lifestyle modifi cation, risk factors, Internet resources, cost comparison
Scenario
M.P. is a lively 78-year-old African-American woman who comes to your clinic for a
follow-up (F/U)
visit. She was diagnosed (Dx) with hypertension (HTN) 2 months ago and was given a
prescription for
hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 25 mg/day but stopped taking it because “it made me dizzy
and I kept
getting up during the night to empty my bladder.” She comes to the clinic because her
mother died
of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA, stroke) at her age and she is afraid she will suffer the
same fate.
Vital signs (VS) during her initial visit were as follows: 160/102, 78, 16, 36.8° C. She is a
lifetime nonsmoker,
nondrinker. Her father died of a myocardial infarction (MI) at 67 years of age. One
brother is
alive but has coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus (DM), and HTN. Her sister
is alive and
well (A&W) at 62 years of age. Her basic metabolic panel (BMP) and fasting lipids were
within normal
limits (WNL)/NURS 6512 Cardiac Case studies Managing Hypertension 2022/23 WALDEN
coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension (HTN), medications, patient
education,
laboratory values, lifestyle modifi cation, risk factors, Internet resources, cost comparison
Scenario
M.P. is a lively 78-year-old African-American woman who comes to your clinic for a
follow-up (F/U)
visit. She was diagnosed (Dx) with hypertension (HTN) 2 months ago and was given a
prescription for
hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 25 mg/day but stopped taking it because “it made me dizzy
and I kept
getting up during the night to empty my bladder.” She comes to the clinic because her
mother died
of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA, stroke) at her age and she is afraid she will suffer the
same fate.
Vital signs (VS) during her initial visit were as follows: 160/102, 78, 16, 36.8° C. She is a
lifetime nonsmoker,
nondrinker. Her father died of a myocardial infarction (MI) at 67 years of age. One
brother is
alive but has coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus (DM), and HTN. Her sister
is alive and
well (A&W) at 62 years of age. Her basic metabolic panel (BMP) and fasting lipids were
within normal
limits (WNL) [Show Less]