Patient Profile: K.J is a 73 year old African American woman with no history of hypertension.She came to the doctor’s office for a flu shot Subjective data Says she has gained 20lbs over the past year since her husband died Has never smoked and uses no alcohol Only medication is one multivitamin per day Eats a lot of canned food Does not exercise Objective data Height 5 ft,4 in (162.6 cm) Weight 170 lbs. (77.1kg) BP 170/82 Physical examination shows no abnormalities Serum potassuim 3.3 mEq/L(3.3mmol/L 1.What contributing factors to the development of ISH are present in K.J.? 2. What additional risk factors are present? 3.What specific dietary changes would be the nurse recommend for K.J.?
Patient Profile: K.J is a 73 year old African American woman with no history of hypertension.She came to the doctor’s office for a flu shot Subjective data Says she has gained 20lbs over the past year since her husband died Has never smoked and uses no alcohol Only medication is one multivitamin per day Eats a lot of canned food Does not exercise Objective data Height 5 ft,4 in (162.6 cm) Weight 170 lbs. (77.1kg) BP 170/82 Physical examination shows no abnormalities Serum potassuim 3.3 mEq/L(3.3mmol/L 1.What contributing factors to the development of ISH are present in K.J.? 2. What additional risk factors are present? 3.What specific dietary changes would be the nurse recommend for K.J.?
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Patient Profile: K.J is a 73 year old African American woman with no history of hypertension.She came to the doctor’s office for a flu shot
Subjective data
Says she has gained 20lbs over the past year since her husband died
Has never smoked and uses no alcohol
Only medication is one multivitamin per day
Eats a lot of canned food
Does not exercise
Objective data
Height 5 ft,4 in (162.6 cm)
Weight 170 lbs. (77.1kg)
BP 170/82
Physical examination shows no abnormalities
Serum potassuim 3.3 mEq/L(3.3mmol/L
1.What contributing factors to the development of ISH are present in K.J.?
2. What additional risk factors are present?
3.What specific dietary changes would be the nurse recommend for K.J.?
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