A Case Of A Patient With Hypertension Coursework Example

A Case of a Patient with Hypertension Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation A Case of a Patient with Hypertension Background Information on the Patient This case is about a patient that was diagnosed with stage one hypertension during my practicum at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. In this case, Tim will substitute the patient’s actual name for confidentiality purposes. Tim was a 42-year-old Caucasian man who visited the clinic for a physiotherapy session of a dislocated joint in the arm. Routinely, I would conduct a physical examination to ensure that his body was functioning well and recovering. Tim complained during the consultation that he felt tired most of the time and could experience severe headache several times in a week. Tim did not have any serious medical history, he did not have any allergies and was not on any medication. However, Tim was a regular smoker and took alcohol mostly after work and during the weekend. The physical examination of the patient indicated that he had a pulse rate of 72, which is regular, a body temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, blood pressure of 158/94 mmHg and weighed 75 Kgs. A second reading indicated the blood pressure was 149/93mmHg. Given the fact that the blood pressure readings of Tim were higher than the standard measurement, I conducted a further investigation of health status. The patient confirmed that his mother had hypertension which was detected and treated at the early stage. He also stated that there was no other common disease in the family. Tim also said that he had not been under any serious medications during the past twelve months apart from prescribed painkillers given to him to reduce the pain when he injured his arm. Regarding lifestyle, Tim hardly got time to exercise or participate in sports due to work pressure. He worked for about 15 hours daily excluding Sundays. Notably, he could take any food because he liked eating. After several other physical observations, the results indicate...