What additional measures can you take to help maintain health literacy in this patient and his wife? What other measures would be helpful for Mr. Miller if he did not speak English, could not read, or had other learning deficits?
The basis for hypertension is thought to be dysfunction of the neurohormonal system. Overactivation of both angiotensin and aldosterone result in an increase in blood pressure. Over time, this sustained increase results in a permanent remodeling and thickening of the blood vessels. As a result, there is increased peripheral resistance and a back-up of pressure […]