Fundamentals of Nursing 2023 EXAM
assessing blood pressure -listening for korotkoff sounds w/ stethoscope -first sound is systolic -change or cessation of sound occurs: diastolic pressure - brachial artery and popliteal artery are commonly used major classifications of hypertension -primary (essential): characterized by an increase above normal in both systolic and diastolic pressures -secondary : caused by another disease condition like kidney disease, aorta disorders, or adrenal cortex disorders diuretics used to increase urinary output beta-adrenergic blockers to block sympathetic stimulation and decrease cardiac output vasodilators and calcium channel blockers to relax smooth muscles of arterioles and decrease peripheral vascular resistance
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- Advance nursing
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- Advance nursing
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- 16 de octubre de 2023
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- 10
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- 2023/2024
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