Paciente de sexo femenino de 54 años de edad con hipertensión arterial y obesidad grado I.

The present clinical case deals with the adequate nutritional management of arterial hypertension and obesity in a 54 year old female patient from Montalvo diagnosed with Hypertension 2 months ago, who came to the clinic due to severe headache, blurred vision, dizziness, muscle aches in the lower limbs, which is why through clinical intervention the doctor determines high blood pressure and obesity. For the development of the clinical case, a study was carried out where the main objective was to improve the nutritional status of the patient through comprehensive nutritional care through adequate treatment for these pathologies. The purpose for which the following clinical case is carried out is to help the patient improve her health, her eating habits and quality of life through adequate nutritional intervention and thus be able to prevent complications in the short and long term. Through which the respective nutritional intervention was carried out, which based on a comprehensive nutritional assessment, the patient was diagnosed with Grade I Obesity, with high cardiovascular risk, in addition to excessive food intake. A nutritional plan of 1600kcal per day was established based on the nutritional needs of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fiber, sodium and potassium, with which a favorable reduction in weight and blood pressure was obtained in the period of 6 weeks.

• Autor principal: Camacho Vargas, Katherine Margarita (author)
• Formato: bachelorThesis
• Publicado em: 2020
• Assuntos: Obesidad; Hipertensión Arterial; Estado Nutricional; Riesgo Cardiovascular; Consumo excesivo de calorías
• Acesso em linha: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/8864