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[Treatment of systemic arterial hypertension]
Francisca Arellano1, María Elena Jasso Soto
1Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, INCICH, Juan Badiano No. 1, Col. Sección XVI, Tlalpan, 14080 México, D. F.
Insights
Hypertension treatment requires careful drug therapy evaluation, individualized for each patient. Nurses play a vital role in educating patients for better compliance and improved quality of life.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Pharmacology
- Nursing Science
Context:
- Hypertension diagnosis and treatment guidelines by the World Health Organization (WHO).
- First-stage hypertension management involves lifestyle changes, with drug therapy considered if symptoms persist.
- Individualized drug therapy selection based on patient factors like age, race, medical history, and organ risks.
Purpose:
- To outline the individualized approach to hypertension drug therapy management.
- To emphasize the critical role of nursing in patient education and drug therapy compliance.
- To highlight the goal of optimizing patient quality of life through effective hypertension management.
Summary:
- Blood pressure between 140/90-150/95 mmHg necessitates treatment.
- Drug therapy is tailored to individual patient profiles, considering various risk factors.
- Nursing interventions focus on patient education and adherence to achieve optimal health outcomes.
Impact:
- Improved patient outcomes and quality of life in hypertension management.
- Enhanced understanding of nursing's role in pharmacotherapy adherence.
- Standardized approach to individualized hypertension treatment strategies.
Abstract:
The World Health Organization (WHO) and several other international committees on the study of hypertension define that a patient with blood pressure between 140/90-150/95 mmHg must be treated. In the first stage of hypertension it is possible to modify it with life style changes, but if high blood pressure persists, then drug therapy must be evaluated carefully. Drug therapy management is individualized and based upon age, race, previous history of hypertension, and risks for target systemic organs. At the National Institute of Cardiology "Ignacio Chávez" in Mexico City there is a wide experience with drugs of several groups, and treatment is chosen to give the patient the greatest advantage and quality of life. Nursing requires a clear and precise knowledge of drug therapy in hypertension, as well as the understanding of its physiopathology to support in an effective way each one of the interventions. Through the Nursing process, Nurses direct their actions not only to the correct administration of drugs, but also, based on the patients background, to orient, inform, and educate the patient about disease to achieve a strict drug therapy compliance, in order to reach the main goal of the process, the which is the best quality of life possible.