NURS 6512 Cardiac Case studies Managing Hypertension 2022/23 WALDEN
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)
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