Essays on Systolic Pressure

Abstract

The literature defines hypertension as a medical condition experienced when the systolic blood pressure (BP) is equal or greater than 140 mm Hg or when the diastolic blood pressure is equal or greater than 90 mm Hg. Additionally, it offers a description of systematic, cellular, as well as molecular causes of hypertension. High blood pressure within the arteries is referred to as systemic hypertension (SH). The primary role of the systemic arteries is the transportation of oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues of the body. The constriction of the arterioles (small arteries) is responsible for the high ...

Research Question

The questions about health cannot be answered basing on knowledge and experience only. In other words, physiology, biochemistry and clinical experience are not enough to make conclusions about the factors that cause changes in human body. However, the medical science requires answers to numerous credible questions. The answers are obtained through statistical analysis of the vast datasets with patients’ social and medical characteristics. The larger the dataset, the more reliable are the conclusions. The dataset used for the study is based on 17 variables with 5209 observations. Therefore, the sample data can be approximated to the population data. The ...

Based on the initial symptoms, the patient most likely suffers from hypothyroidism or low thyroid hormone disorder. Further clinical tests and an examination of the family’s medical history reveals that the particular disorder could be Hashimoto’s disease; also called Hashimoto thyroiditis. Hashimoto thyroiditis is classified as an autoimmune disease. In autoimmune disease, one's immune system attacks the body’s tissue specifically the thyroid gland (Skugor & Wilder, 2006, p.2). By attacking the thyroid gland, the disease reduces the gland’s ability to produce thyroid hormones of substantial quantity. This condition leads to hypothyroidism. Thyroid hormone deficiency presents with ...

SOC313: Social Implications of Medical Issues

Introduction Hypertension contributes to a number of diseases. As per studies about 26% people of the world totaling about 1 billion in number are afflicted with hypertension (Kearney et. al). Since a large segment of the world population is expected to grow older by 2025, hypertension is likely to increase in the world within next 15 years. In the US, currently a recorded number of 73 million people are suffering from hypertension. Hypertension is regarded as the silent killer because people suffering from it do not show any external symptoms. Hypertension hardens arteries resulting in the higher risk for cardiovascular diseases, ...

Introduction

Blood pressure is a principal vital sign that is examined by physicians. This is the pressure that circulating blood exerts on the walls of the blood vessels (Irwin & Rippe, 2008, Pp. 132). There are normal ranges of blood pressure, ranges upon which assessment is done so that blood pressure figures above or below signify an anomaly in the body systems (Criner, Barnette & D'alonzo, 2010, Pp. 187). As such, it is important for healthcare providers to be knowledgeable on how to assess blood pressure. This essay is a reflection on a skill learnt in the lab skills on how to use the manual ...