HYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE)

HYPERTENSION

 Hypertension is a very common disorder  particularly in past middle age.. 

Hypertension itself is not a disease, But a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality or mobility.. 

Hypertension is also known as (High Blood Pressure) ..

Blood pressure is the force of  your blood pushing , against the wall of the artries.. 

The normal range of blood pressure is 120/80mmHg..

High Blood pressure or Hypertension is the condition, In which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure ..

Hypertension is a seriously mental health condition increased the risk of Stroke, brain, kidney and other problems .. 

It is a major cause of premature death worldwide with upwards of 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women ..

*What are the symptoms of hypertension 

 Dizziness 

 Highblood pressure 

 Nausea 

 Vomiting 

 Irregular heartbeat 

 Mental confusion

*What causes Hypertension

.High salt in you diet 

.Family history of High blood pressure 

.Stress 

.Lack of physical exercise 

.Excess use of Almonds 

*Complications in hypertension 

.Stroke 

.Heart attack. 

.Severe headcahe.

.Renal failure 

These are basic knowledge of hypertension (High blood pressure). 

Now we will discuss about the ways to deal with this disorder -

.Physical exercise 

.Low salt in your diet 

.Stress reduction 

.Medication

PHYSICAL EXERCISE 

Phyical excercise very important and recommendable.. Even, In a recent reasearch, Doctor's found that , If a person suffering from high bp, They have to do aerobic exercises.. 

Ex-cycling, Swimming, Jogging etc 

LOW SALT IN DIET 

Excess consumption of salt is very risky for a high bp patient,  They have to take low salt diet always.. 

STRESS REDUCTION 

This is main nd very imp cause of high blood pressure.. A person suffering from any kind of stress , he/she have greater chance of high blood pressure.. 

First , You need to reduce your stress try to live im a postive nd happy environment.. 

MEDICATION 

There various medication help to maintain your Blood Pressure.. 

Medication include are -

DIURETICS 

BETA BLOCKERS 

ALPHA BLOCKERS 

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER 

ACE INHIBITORS 

VASODILATORS 

TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION 

The aim of hypertensive therapy is to prevent the morbility or mortality associated with the persistently raised of Bp , by lowering it to the targeted level ,

with minimum inconvenience to the patient ..

Both systolic and diastolic pressure predict the likelihood of targeted organ damage and complications such as 

*Cerebrovascular disease 

  Ischemic attack , Stroke .

*Coronary artery disease , Angina 

 Myocardial infraction 

Stages of hypertension -

Hypertension    systolic         diastolic

Stage I           140-159           90-99

Stage III         160-179          100-109

Stage III   More than 180       More than120

Best combinations given in hypertensive therapy -

Amlodipine+Lisinopril

Amlodipine + Atenolol

Lamipril +Chlorthiazide 

Losarton +Hydrochlorthiazode 

Losarton+ Lamipril 

Antihypertensive drug used in pregnancy

Nifidipine

Methyldopa

Labetalol 

Hydralazine

In this article , we discuss about the introduction, Causes, Symptoms, Medication and tretament of hypertension.. 

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