Case Scenarios Flashcards
Your 1:00 P.M. oral prophylaxis patient, John Brown, is a 79-year-old male retired service salesman for an automobile dealership. He is in fair health and suffered from a previous myocardial infarction four years ago. You take his vital signs (pulse, respiration, and blood pressure) and find the following readings:
Pulse: 102 beats/minute
Respiration: 22 respirations/minute and exaggerated
Blood pressure: 150/98 mmHg
What can you conclude from the vital signs?
Extreme hypertension
Your 2:00 P.M. patient, Harry Fredericks, is a 62-year-old male postal worker and is new to your practice. His history indicates daily intake of hypertension medications, but he states that he does not like to take them due to the side effects. Other than hypertension, his medical history is negative.
Blood pressure: 188/112 mmHg
Pulse: 86 beats/minute
Respiration: 16 respirations/minute
What is the medical significance of the information stated by the patient and the recorded blood pressure?
Stage 2 hypertension
