Individual health study. To achieve my given task I produced a case study on a woman who is 42 in age and works in a discount store as a cashier. In my coursework I included the negative factors of my case study and the positive factors.

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19/12/2007


In my year 10 coursework I was asked to accomplish a piece of coursework. To achieve my given task I produced a case study on a woman who is 42 in age and works in a discount store as a cashier. In my coursework I included the negative factors of my case study and the positive factors.

The negative factors of my case study are:

  • She is in stress
  • She doesn’t get enough sleep
  • And she doesn’t have a balanced diet.

The positive factors of my case study are:

  • She doesn’t smoke
  • Doesn’t drink
  • She has a supportive family

As part of my unit 2 coursework in year 11 I am expected to complete another piece of coursework on the same case study making a realistic health plan, including 4 physical measurements and describe it and also describe the clients statistics and say how this is affecting their health and well being. I must also include realistic targets for the client to follow to help them improve their negative factors. Lastly I have to include feedback from the client.  

One of the 4 physical measures that I will do for my case study is the blood pressure. Blood Pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels. Blood pressure depends on the strength of the heart beat, thickness and the volume of the blood, the elasticity of the artery wall and the person’s general health. Blood pressure is measured in two numbers. For example the blood pressure could be 120 over 80. This could be written as 120/80mmHg. The first figure is the systolic blood pressure. This is the maximum pressure in the arteries when the heart beats and pushes the blood out into the body. The second figure is the diastolic pressure and this is the minimum pressure of the arteries between the beats when the heart relaxes to fill itself with the blood.  There are two types of blood pressures:

High Blood pressure and Low blood pressure.  

High Blood Pressure occurs when the blood is forced through the arteries at an increased pressure. Around 10 million people in the UK have high blood pressure. Blood pressure hardly ever causes symptoms. This means that we will not know about the high blood pressure until we have a stroke or a heart attack. Severe blood pressure can cause symptoms such as headaches, sleepiness, and confusion and high blood pressure can also lead to coma.

Another Physical measurement is the peak flow. Peak flow is the maximum speed at which someone can breathe out of their lungs (the lung capacity). Peak flow can be measured using a number of devices including a portable device called the peak flow meter or a spirometer. How fast the air goes in depends on how hard the person tries. People should use the peak flow meter as you will be able to tell what is going on in your breathing airways rather than guessing by how you feel. You can also find out if you are asthmatic and if the treatment that you are undergoing is having the effect that it should. You will also know if the treatment that you’re a re undergoing needs to be changed. And generally because your doctor or your nurse will be able to tell you how well you’ve been.

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                                                                                                 A peak flow meter is a small device that you blow into. It measures the fastest rate of air (airflow) that you can blow out of your lungs. It records airflow in litres per minute (l/min). Your doctor may prescribe you a peak flow meter if you have asthma. There are ...

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