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1.HCTZ is the most effective and 12th common drug preferred in the treatment of hypertension.This drug directly acts in the kidney reducing the water retension and increases the passage of sodium via urine thus decreasing the blood volume and cardiac output to reduce blood pressure. Hence an accurate measurement of blood pressure is needed a wrong measurement generally will lead to poor monitoring of the actual cardiac output and the kidney function .This can endanger the life.So measuring The weight,intake and output, electrolyte has to be monitored to avoid major complications.
2.An accurate measurement is needed because long term use can result in zinc depletion,severe hypotension,erectile dysfunction, CNS disturbances like dizzines,headache.Hence the dose has to be accurately measured tappered or increased as per the necessity to avoid these effects.
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guide ing a diagnosis. You from the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) for taking measureme of vital signs (Table 14-2). These guidelines are inten to prevent transmission of disease to or from the pa They help protect the patient and you, plus keep measurements also are completed to evaluate a patient's condition. For example, you may need to measure the size of a wound or bruise or the diameter of an arm or leg. In all cases,...
can make when preparing the patient to be examined by the practitioner. Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and pain assessment give information about how a patient will adjust to changes within the body and in the environment. Changes in the vital signs can indicate an abnormality It is typically evaluated recorded with the other vital signs. Vital signs are usually measured at every visit. There is a standard range of values for each surement, as shown in Table 14-1. Each...
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