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== | ==Hypertension== | ||
=== | ===Types=== | ||
There are two types of Hypertension: | |||
'''Primary''': not related to another medical condition | |||
'''Secodary''': Another medical condition that causes high blood pressure, including: | |||
** | * Kidney disease | ||
*** | * Adrenal disease | ||
* | * Hyperparathyroidism | ||
* Thyroid problems | |||
* Coarctation of Aorta | |||
* Obstructive sleep apnea | |||
* | ===Symptoms=== | ||
High blood pressure often has no symptoms, if it's extremely high it might causes symptoms like: | |||
* Sever headache | |||
* Fatigue or confusion | |||
* Blurry vision | |||
* Chest pain | |||
* Dyspnea | |||
* Irregular heartbeat | |||
* Bloody urine | |||
* Pounding sensation in the patient's chest, neck, or ears | |||
===Risk Factors=== | |||
High blood pressure has many risk factors, including: | |||
* Age | |||
* Race | |||
* Family history | |||
* Overweight and obesity | |||
* Tobacco | |||
* High sodium or low potassium diet | |||
* Diabetes | |||
* Lack of physical activity | |||
* Stress | |||
===Complications=== | |||
Uncontrolled Hypertension can cause serious problems, such as: | |||
* Heart attack or stroke | |||
* Aneurysm | |||
* Heart failure | |||
* Kidney damage | |||
* Vision problems | |||
* Peripheral artery disease (PAD) | |||
* Hypertensive crisis | |||
* Sexual dysfunction | |||
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Revision as of 16:19, 23 May 2020
Hypertension
Types
There are two types of Hypertension:
Primary: not related to another medical condition
Secodary: Another medical condition that causes high blood pressure, including:
- Kidney disease
- Adrenal disease
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Thyroid problems
- Coarctation of Aorta
- Obstructive sleep apnea
Symptoms
High blood pressure often has no symptoms, if it's extremely high it might causes symptoms like:
- Sever headache
- Fatigue or confusion
- Blurry vision
- Chest pain
- Dyspnea
- Irregular heartbeat
- Bloody urine
- Pounding sensation in the patient's chest, neck, or ears
Risk Factors
High blood pressure has many risk factors, including:
- Age
- Race
- Family history
- Overweight and obesity
- Tobacco
- High sodium or low potassium diet
- Diabetes
- Lack of physical activity
- Stress
Complications
Uncontrolled Hypertension can cause serious problems, such as:
- Heart attack or stroke
- Aneurysm
- Heart failure
- Kidney damage
- Vision problems
- Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
- Hypertensive crisis
- Sexual dysfunction