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What Is Hypertension?: Risk For Decreased Cardiac Output

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is defined as a blood pressure exceeding 140/90 mmHg. It can be primary/essential in 90% of cases or secondary due to an identifiable underlying condition like renal disease. Nursing care goals for hypertension focus on lowering blood pressure, adhering to treatment, lifestyle modifications, and preventing complications. One nursing diagnosis is risk for decreased cardiac output, as hypertension can result from an increased cardiac output or peripheral resistance that reduces the heart's ability to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.

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What Is Hypertension?: Risk For Decreased Cardiac Output

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is defined as a blood pressure exceeding 140/90 mmHg. It can be primary/essential in 90% of cases or secondary due to an identifiable underlying condition like renal disease. Nursing care goals for hypertension focus on lowering blood pressure, adhering to treatment, lifestyle modifications, and preventing complications. One nursing diagnosis is risk for decreased cardiac output, as hypertension can result from an increased cardiac output or peripheral resistance that reduces the heart's ability to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.

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What is Hypertension?

 
Hypertension is the term used to describe high blood pressure. Hypertension
is repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg. It is
categorized as primary or essential (approximately 90% of all cases)
or secondary, which occurs as a result of an identifiable, sometimes correctable
pathological condition, such as renal disease or primary aldosteronism.

Nursing Care Plans


Nursing care planning goals for hypertension includes focus on lowering or
controlling blood pressure, adherence to the therapeutic regimen, lifestyle
modifications, and prevention of complications.

Here are six (6) nursing diagnosis for hypertension nursing care plans: 

1. Risk for Decreased Cardiac Output


2. Activity Intolerance
3. Acute Pain
4. Ineffective Coping
5. Imbalanced Nutrition: More Than Body Requirements
6. Deficient Knowledge
7. Other Nursing Care Plans
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Risk for Decreased Cardiac Output


Blood pressure is the product of cardiac output multiplied by peripheral
resistance. Hypertension can result from an increase in cardiac output (heart
rate multiplied by stroke volume), an increase in peripheral resistance or both.

Nursing Diagnosis
 Risk for  Decreased Cardiac Output: At risk for inadequate blood
pumped by the heart to meet metabolic demands of the body.
Related Factors

The following are the common related factors for the nursing diagnosis
decreased cardiac output secondary to hypertension:

 Increased vascular resistance, va

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