HYPERTENSION: A CASE STUDY

The trends of diseases has been changed from the last few years, now the burden of non-communicable diseases is increasing day by day. In all the Non communicable diseases, Hypertension is one of the leading cause of premature death and morbidity worldwide. . This disease is a silent killer, it mostly affect the people with no obvious symptoms. Not only the heart it also increases the risk of brain, kidney and other diseases, now a days it is a serious medical problem. Over a billion people near about 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women having hypertension. In this case study 60 years old women with Hypertension was identified in community remote area and checked the Health status of the client and monitored for one week and Health Education was provided for the importance of regular Health checkup and continuous taking of medications.