hypertension
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- Created on: 11-01-14 10:00
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- Hypertension
- Definition
- high blood pressure, approx 140/90mmHg or above on 3 separate occasions.
- Causes
- Secondary
- Identifiable cause
- renal disease
- endocrine disorders
- hyper/hypo thyroidism
- obesity
- pregnancy
- medications
- Identifiable cause
- Primary
- No known cause, multifactoral
- Genetics
- not fully understood, increases with age
- Environment, lifestyle
- high dietary salt, poor diet, lack of exercise, smoking, alcohol, stress, diabetes
- Genetics
- No known cause, multifactoral
- Secondary
- Symptoms
- most patients are asymptomatic or have no symptoms, usually detected during routine checkups
- rarely people present with headaches, altered vision, vertigo, dizziness
- Treatment
- older people, calcium channel blockers (thiazides)
- younger people - ACE inhibitors
- Definition
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