Despite recent gains in treating pulmonary arterial hypertension, a cure is a long way off. Diagnosis and therapy can be tricky, and prognosis remains poor. Still, there are ways nurses can help slow disease progression and improve quality of life for a child with this condition.
During American Heart Month, let’s heed our own health promotion advice.
This review of the six classes of antihypertensives tells you what you need to know and what you need to teach patients.
When a patient’s blood pressure goes stratospheric, the first priority is to check for signs of organ damage.
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