Case Study Torsemide

Blood pressure is a physiological measurement and would need specific measurement for the prescribing of anti-hypertensives

Dosages of the drug vary from one extreme to another based upon the patients needs.

The diagnosis of hypertension is not made until the client has an elevated blood pressure on two different occasions.

K.H. is a 67-year-old African-American man with primary hypertension and diabetes mellitus. He is currently taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and following a salt-restricted weight loss diet. He is about 30 pounds over his ideal weight. At his clinic visit his blood pressure is noted to be 135/96. His heart rate is 70 beats/min. He has no complaints. His wife brought a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope with her in the hope of learning to take her husband’s blood pressure at home.

6. End systolic and diastolic2. What were the specifi c eff ects of the Lasix, hot water, and alcohol on the couple’s blood pressure?

2. What were the specific effects of the Lasix, hot water, and alcohol on the couple’s blood pressure?

If the patient’s prescriber feels the patient will benefit from a drug from the higher

The concern on whether anti-hypertensive’s should be withheld in patients who are hypertensive has been debatable in the recent past. Generally, the treatment of hypertension among hospitalized patients is basically an opportunity to enhance the recognition and treatment of blood pressure (Axon, Nietert & Egan, 2011, p.246). This is mainly because hypertension is a basic risk factor for heart diseases, stroke, and death whose impact is widespread to nearly 70 million adults in America. There have been numerous educational initiatives and publication of treatment processes to address this condition in the past few decades. Despite these measures, nearly 39 million Americans are at risk of hypertension because they have not reached their desired or optimal blood pressure.

“Bonnie Bowser, eighty-two years old, fell and severely injured her elbow. She was examined at the Emergency Department of the Miraculous Regional Health System and diagnosed with a fractured olecranon process, and referred to an orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon who examined Mrs. Bowser scheduled her for corrective surgery the next day. He noted in his examination that she had a past medical history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, two myocardial infarctions with quadruple bypass surgery, and a cerebrovascular accident affecting her left side. She was taking several medications including Lasix (a diuretic), Vasotec (for treatment of hypertension and symptomatic congestive heart failure), Kylotrix (potassium supplement),

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After all the medications were given Mr. B’s vitals were as follows: Blood Pressure (BP) of

State test scores and graduation rates are one of the most important items of discussion at Napavine Jr. Sr. High School. When the State changed the testing method from the HSPE to SBAC, Napavine’s scores dropped. At that time, the administration began providing professional development workshops on SBAC teaching strategies to align with Common Core standards. In addition, staff collaborated to develop a program we call Core/Flex. Students who are passing all of their classes with a C grade or higher are allowed 25 minutes of free time. Students who have a D or F grade are assigned Core with a teacher for tutoring purposes. The student stays in Core until his or her grade has improved. Due to staff input, staff engagement is supportive of

This letter is to request exclusion by our current QIO contractor Kepro. The following patient listed above was previously audited under the guideline of the Medicare MAC program and had a favorable outcome. Due to this claims previous involvement in a Medicare audit program we feel it cannot be subject to a new audit for the same reason. This claim also falls under Kepro’ s guidelines that were explained on slide thirteen included with PowerPoint handouts from the Kepro webinar held on September 30,

Ryan is currently on Digoxin 200 micrograms and Furosemide 10 mg q day. He is prescribed Digoxin because this medication increases overall cardiac output as well as slowing the heart rate. This is good for Ryan, because at this point he is not receiving the appropriate amount of output needed for his growth and development. Furosemide is a diuretic that treats fluid retention as well as hypertension. This is important because when there is a defect with the heart, pulmonary issues may occur when fluid retention begins. Also, Ryan is currently predisposed to hypertension because of his condition.

Superdrug has more than 700 stores in United Kingdom having more than 6,000 product lines. The primary motive of CPFR strategy was to decrease inventory so as to match the sales, improve forecasting and maintain a healthy relationship with Johnson & Johnson (its trading partner because the company culture was similar to them).