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Pete, a forty-one year old male, awoke with night sweats from a terrifying dream at 3 in the morning ith a pounding headache and an incredible urge to urinate. He hadn't felt this bad since his last angover, but he hadn't had a drink the in two weeks, unless you count the 4 Mountain Dews with which e washed down the 2 ham sandwiches last night. "1 need to lose some weight." Pete says to himself. He as gained at least 70 pound since high school Ever since he gained the mega-important new account at work he has been waking up regularly to go to the bathroom. He recalls his father getting up in the middle of the night to take a leak when he turned forty. "Don't get old, it sucks," his dad reminded him during his adolescence. "Well since I'm up I might as well have a cigarette to calm me back down. Answer the following questions on your own Submit one set of typed team answers to be graded 1. What is the name for this patient's high blood pressure? 2. List all the possible causes of Pete's high blood pressure 3. What happens to cause an increase in mean arterial pressure? 4. On the basis of these requirements, which of the factors most likely has triggered the high blood pressure? Explain briefly. What mechanism caused the trigger? 5. 6. 7. a. Which of Pete's symptoms may have caused greater peripheral resistance? What might happen to Pete if this condition continues? Pete learns that his brachial blood pressure is 135/100. What does that mean? Which is the worse number? a. b.Explanation / Answer
1) systolic blood pressure because it is mainly found in patients whose heart is pumping and this can be seen from the symptoms of the patients.
2) Drink, Overmeal are possible causes for Pete's high blood pressure.
3) over meal is possible cause for increase in Mean arterial pressure.
4) over meal rather than drinking is more effective in increasing blood pressure, it is responsible for more fast pumping of heart.
A)the over meal causes Artesial pressure because of stress on arteries and this can be seen in a fatty person which is overweight.
5) Night sweats, headache and urge to urinate has caused greater peripheral resistance.
6) if condition continues, the pressure will enormously high and that can cause heartattack
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A) the brachial blood pressure is high
B) 135 is the worse number, it is out of 100 hence overpresure
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