Atherosclerosis or Hypertension
Address one of the two topics below. Indicate which topic you chose in the Subject Line of your initial post.
All questions should be answered by at least one class member. In order to make sure each question is addressed, please check which ones have already been answered before making your selection.
In your replies to classmates, be sure to read and post a response to at least one person who chose a different topic than you did. This helps you expand your learning beyond your own posts.
Atherosclerosis
Discuss the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and correlate it to one vascular disease listed in your text.
What is the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis?
What is the correlation between atherosclerosis and vascular disease you chose?
What laboratory and diagnostic data does the nurse look for when assessing the patient suspected of having the vascular disease you chose?
What would the nurse expect to find when assessing a patient with the vascular disease you chose?
What treatment would the nurse expect to provide for a patient with this vascular disease?
Locate at least one evidence-based resource containing information on this disease. Provide a brief summary of something you learned from the resource.
Hypertension
What is the etiology and pathophysiology of one type of hypertension? (You can pick one type from your text.)
What are the risk factors for this type of hypertension?
Which risk factors are modifiable, and which are not?
How is this hypertension diagnosed?
How does hypertension impact the other body systems?
What treatment would the nurse expect to provide for a patient with this disease?
Locate at least one evidence-based resource containing information on this disease. Provide a brief summary of something you learned from the resource.
grading rubric make sure to follow these rules:
● Demonstrates an understanding of concepts with supporting statements and rationales.
● Post includes original thoughts, opinions, and ideas for all questions asked.
● Post includes in-text citations and corresponding reference with support from required textbook.
● Initial post word count met requirement of at least 250 words.
● Displays college-level writing in Standard English free of spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors.
● Includes APA in-text citations and references with no errors.
