Please answer ONE of the following DQ’s. Please provide the questions that is being answered as the heading. Incomplete answers will be marked as “0.”

Chapter 29

People who have chronic high blood pressure often have stiff and noncompliant arteries due to atherosclerosis. Explain how this will affect the following:

a. Blood flow through the arteries

b. Left ventricular afterload

Chapter 30

How would you distinguish the clinical manifestations of peripheral artery disease from the manifestations peripheral venous disease?

Chapter 31

A 56-year-old patient with newly diagnosed stage I hypertension has been referred to you for counseling regarding lifestyle modifications. He is married, with four children––two in high school, two in college. His job as a senior vice-president for a major retail chain requires that he work long hours and frequently eat at restaurants. He smokes two packs of cigarettes a day, has a body mass index (BMI) of 29 kg/m2, and a waist–hip ratio of 1.6. He usually drinks one to two dry martinis to relax after he gets home from work.

a. How would you develop a realistic plan to help this patient reduce his blood pressure and prevent complications?

b. Which risk factors would be among your top two or three priorities for this patient, and what interventions or recommendations would you provide for modifying these?