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Nutrition Therapy for

Hypertension

Cherri Taite
Medical Nutrition Therapy I
Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics
California State University, San Bernardino
Literature Review
Hypertension

• Blood pressure = force exerted on walls of


blood vessels from ventricular
• Hypertension = elevated arterial pressure
when the heart contracts and relaxes
• Leading cause of heart disease
• Pathophysiology
• >140/ 80 in 2+ readings
• African American’s are disproportionately
affected by HTN
• 41% of AA women
Hypertension
Patient Profile
60 y/o F

African American

Patient 5’3 → 63 in → 160.02 cm


Assessment 190 lbs →86.4 kg

BMI 33.6; classified as Obese

IBW: 126.5 ; large frame: 139 lbs (undesired)


Patient history
Past medical/
surgical Hx
Assessment
Physical Activity History
Physical Exam
Findings
WEIGHT

160
170
180
190
200
210
230
Sep-23

220 220
Oct-23
Nov-23
Dec-23
Jan-24
Feb-24
Mar-24
Apr-24
Weight

May-24
Jun-24
200

MONTH - YEAR
Jul-24
Aug-24
Sep-24
190188

Oct-24
Nov-24
Dec-24
185
Weight History
Nutrition
Diagnosis
Goals

Nutrition
Intervention /
Recommendations
Education

• Introduce DASH diet


• Relevance to
healthy heart
• Created and provided
handout on
hypertension facts and
tools to reduce HTN
Follow-Up and Progress
Tracking
First Follow Up Visit 1
Second Follow-Up Visit:
Progress and Future Plans
Second Follow-Up Visit:
Progress and Future Plans
Reflection
References

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90371-3

https://doi.org/10.2147/vhrm.s41157
MNT 1 Case Study Reflection

The case study assignment for Medical Nutrition Therapy 1 was a true test of

my nutritional knowledge. Through this assignment, I learned to work my way

through the nutritional care process with a real-life patient rather than a hypothetical

one. I had the opportunity to get a practical understanding of the ADIME process.

Compared to other nutritional assessment assignments and projects completed in

previous courses, our case studies focused on medical nutrition therapy as a tool to

alleviate or recover from a specific disease. Additionally, this assignment helped

expand my knowledge of the role of nutrition in preventing and alleviating symptoms

for cardiovascular disease, including hypertension. Because the client was someone

near and dear to me , I had the motivation to take the time to finally fully learn and

make use of the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH).

The case study project provided me with an assessment of what I learned and

retained during my time in CSUSB’s Nutritional Science and Dietetics program. As I

move closer towards graduation and the professional world of healthcare, it is critical

to have a clear idea of my strengths and weaknesses. Being aware of knowledge gaps

is fundamental to my success as a dietitian.


The case study assignment was relevant for an undergraduate medical

nutrition therapy course. Not only did it require knowledge and skills covered in

prerequisite coursework but a way to synthesize these concepts. This differed from

prior nutritional assessment projects in that we were specifically tasked to work with

a client with an illness that could result in nutritional problems.

If I had the opportunity to go back, I would seek out support and guidance from

my professor from the start. Writing a PES statement on my own was not easy. I also

would have liked to get more insight on providing recommendations that matched

my PES statement while geared toward using food to lower blood pressure.

I would add that I would have felt better if more details or specific criteria was

provided in the assignment instructions or a guide for practical assessment

techniques to be used for anthropometric data. My patient had several factors to

consider when assessing her nutrient needs.

As a student, I had little access to body composition measurement equipment

and was unsure of the best approach to calculate nutrient needs.

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