Week 7 Discussion
Hypertension and Its Effects and How to Prevent It
Over 50 million American adults have high blood pressure, also called hypertension. High blood pressure can cause a host of medical problems including cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and stroke which can strike suddenly. Unfortunately many people do not know the risk factors, warning signs and treatment can lead to a life free of hypertension for people that are proactive.
Begin by reviewing the resources and video listed below. Reflect on the following questions.
Learning Resources:
Media
•Video: Effects of High Blood Pressure on your Body – KreativeVistas
Website
•http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/default.htm
Multimedia Quiz
•http://www.myoptumhealth.com/portal/ManageMyHealth/Hypertension
Journal Article
Assessment of Blood Pressure Knowledge Among Workers in a Midwestern Manufacturing Plant; A Pilot Study
Cindy L. Fearn, Gail Y. Brick, Shannon Lizer, Andrea Doughty, Martin MacDowell. AAOHN Journal. Thorofare: Jun 2011. Vol. 59, Iss. 6; pg. 253, 11 pgs
•http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/pqdweb?did=2364041511&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=70192&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Reflect on the Following Questions:
Based on the information from the Learning Resources consider how hypertension might affect an individual when not treated.
After taking the quiz under the learning resources think about the score you received. Are you knowledgable about hypertension? How will this information aid you in staying a healthy person?
By Friday:
Post your response to the following:
How might knowing about the risk of hypertension affect the quality of life for an individual? Share any additional insight on hypertension. Explain and cite from this week’s resources and feel free to use outside resources as well.
By Sunday:
Respond to your classmates with a :
Response to a comment
Response to a question
Additional information
'Rubric Linkhttp:
http://https//docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1RQss6lgE4ErgIK7fP7K1X_nWfM4Qr-eZ7S8AGKJDKbc
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A proper diet can make managing high blood pressure or hypertension much easier. A potassium-rich diet may help to reduce hypertension or high blood pressure. But beware excessively high amounts of potassium is bad for the heart, and can cause rhythm problems. Potassium is good, but check with your doctor and take high blood pressure treatment also make sure your serum (blood) potassium doesn't get too high.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great discussion topic; it serves to educate students about the health risks associated with hypertension, plus get them engaged in a meaningful dialog about their own health. The inclusion of the YouTube video is great—I like it when multimedia elements are included in a lesson—always makes it much more engaging and powerful.
Your discussion instructions are very specific and well-articulated. They are succinct, which is great, yet leave no question about what the assignment is or what needs to happen next. Good job. The only issue I had is that I could not access your rubric, although I’ve tried to pull it up twice tonight. I will try again tomorrow as I have had some minor technical problems lately with my laptop.
Sandra
Hi Kyle,
ReplyDeleteYou made a great point about the quiz. The link needs to lead directly to the quiz. I believe short multimedia quizzes gives the learner the opportunity to reflect on their background knowledge about the topic. Great response to the discussion.
By the way I could not find your post on the blog.
Karen
Hello Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteYou are correct. A proper diet is essential to controlling hypertension. That you for sharing that additional information. It is important that people understand the deadly consequences of having high blood pressure. Thank you for sharing. Great post.
Karen
Great work! That is the type of info that are meant to be shared around the web.
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