Do You Know The Causes and Treatments for High Blood Pressure
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Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries. Blood pressure is the result of two forces: from the heart as it pumps blood into the arteries and throughout the circulatory system, and the force of the arteries as they resist blood flow. Blood pressure is measured by putting a blood pressure cuff around your arm, inflating the cuff and listening for the flow of blood. Blood pressure is always given as these two numbers, the systolic and diastolic pressures. Blood pressure is traditionally measured with a device called a sphygmomanometer. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Blood pressure is generally felt to be abnormally high at a level of 140/90, and some sort of definitive therapy and follow-up should be started at this level. High blood pressure is called the silent killer because it usually has no symptoms.
Blood is carried from the heart to all parts of your body in vessels called arteries. Blood does not flow regularly like water from a tap:-When the heart contracts (systole), the blood is propelled into the main arteries that act as a pressurised reservoir.
Pressure in a hose can be regulated either by controlling the rate at which fluid passes through it or by widening it. Pressure inside your arteries can cause the muscles that line the walls of the arteries to thicken. Your blood pressure is at its highest when the heart beats, pumping the blood. When the heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. Still, for most of your waking hours, your blood pressure stays pretty much the same when you are sitting or standing still.
Heart disease is the UK’s biggest killer, claiming thousands of lives each year. Heart failure is when your heart cannot pump blood around the body as well as it should, and this can cause you to become short of breath and can cause your ankles to swell. Heart attack High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attacks.
Various disorders and drugs can cause the compensatory mechanisms to malfunction, and high blood pressure may result. Causes In most instances of high blood pressure, no known cause can be identified. Doctors do not know what causes high blood pressure in 90 to 95 percent of people who have it. For some people, just being in a medical setting causes their blood pressure to rise.
Symptoms When blood pressure is too low, the first organ to malfunction is usually the brain. Symptoms that may occur include: Confusion Chest pain Ear noise or buzzing Irregular heartbeat Nosebleed Tiredness Vision changes. What is treatment, medication, medicines, remedy, drugs, cure of lowering high Blood pressure or Hypertension? . Although high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can cause headaches, dizziness and problems with vision, the majority of people with the condition do not display any noticeable symptoms.
Treatment
Treatment is focused on reducing water retention and lowering blood pressure to normal limits. Treatment for high blood pressure depends on the severity of the disease and whether you have other health problems, such as heart failure or diabetes, or you are pregnant. Treatment of primary high blood pressure, especially moderate or severe high blood pressure, decreases the risk of heart failure, coronary artery disease, heart attack, abnormal heartbeats, stroke, and kidney disease, and reduces the risk of death from these conditions. Treatment for high blood pressure must be highly individualized and based on your risk factors, such as diabetes, smoking, and heart disease. Treatment when blood pressure increases slightly and the woman is not near the end of her pregnancy, bed rest may help reduce the pressure. Treatment begins with changes you can make in your lifestyle to help lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease .
High blood pressure is called the silent killer because it usually has no symptoms. When high blood pressure is not found and treated, it can cause: The heart to get larger, which may lead to heart failure. If your blood pressure is in the prehypertension range, it is more likely that you will end up with high blood pressure unless you take action to prevent it. High blood pressure is dangerous because it makes the heart work too hard and contributes to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). If your blood pressure is between 120/80 mmHg and 139/89 mmHg, then you have prehypertension. The good news is that if your blood pressure is high, it can be lowered by making changes to your lifestyle, for example changing your diet, exercising and losing weight, and when needed, with tablets. The medical community?s knowledge of high blood pressure is great, but far from perfect. High blood pressure is more common: In patients whose families have high blood pressure In those over 35 years old In males In Afro-Americans In women on oral contraceptives. The only way to know whether you have high blood pressure is to have it taken by a person who knows how (those automatic machines you sit at in the supermarket are not necessarily kept accurate condition.
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kreativevistas.com Doctors show this patient education film while explaining what high blood pressure (otherwise known as the silent killer) does to a body. A KreativeVistas Production for Kaiser Permanente.
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Question by True Budo: What are the first-aid for surging High Blood Pressure without using medicines?
When my grandmother has her blood pressure high, she tends to have confusion, and maybe the swelling on her feet is associated with that. Is there a first aid that can help lower her blood pressure without using medicines?
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Answer by gangadharan nair
Swelling of the feet indicates that her heart or kidney is involved. High blood pressure may cause heart attack, stroke or acute kidney failure.
Check the blood pressure and function of her kidney (for microalbuminuria, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen) and heart (ECG, Echocardiography and X-ray of the chest).
Adopt DASH diet (The Mediterranean diet).
Consult your doctor.
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lachikibaby03 | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
im scared now, i can die any minute now.
sweetxlboyz | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
@Slapnuts6931 ha ha, now that is what i called spirit….. lolz
MrRuisu0915 | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
@MauricioARG13 same here well im 14
Slapnuts6931 | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
god were all fucked. lol
MauricioARG13 | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
iam 16 and i have 140/90
ExtremeBogom | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
Eat your vegetables people.
vallibindana | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
@hesss333 That is another one of the scary things about HBP. Doctors say there are ‘no’ signs or symptoms. So one may be having having HBP and not know it for months and years unless…. one gets it checked. Reason why it is called the silent killer. I guess when it gets too high, it will show some symptom.
We are planning on a video that encompasses all the facets of this disease and not just “effects of high blood pressure. Thank you for your feedback.
J801506 | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
We live in a fkd world how can we not have hypertension?.. I don’t know one person who isn’t depressed..
1955porsche | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
Lose weight, be w/in 10lbs of your ideal weight, get on statins and ace inhibitors, eat lots of fish, no red meats, lots of fruit, vegetables, NO SALT, no canned foods , salt intake at less than 1500mg/day. exercise, walk, run, swim , be active, if you choose not to do this,,,, start planning your will, trust and shop for a good funeral home, cremation or coffin service, heart disease moves quickly and kills w./out symptoms
themovementwithin | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
I am 33 and have had a head ache for 5 days. I can’t get a good deep breathe sometimes and my left eye hurts. I keep thinking it is sinuses since my nose has been stuffy. My cheeks are flushed and I am irritable. Took my BP and it is 133/92. My norm has always been 120/80. I have no health insurance right now and am a bit nervous…
certafyde | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
I have been taking MENS 1 A DAY vitamins in addition to my bp meds for 2 weeks now and my bp is 138/97. Still high but its great considering it is normally in the 180/110 range on prescription meds. I dont eat right or exercise so once start excercising and diet my bp should get much better, maybe normal.
hesss333 | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
Advantage is The Film & Animation make it easy and clear to learn and to understand. This short film include the animations to show how exactly hypertension cause problems to the body.
The only disadvantage is it show the pictures and animations to explain the rationales of how if affect the body, it also should provide a little more information as signs and symptoms patient need to come to doctors.
DannyHHyde | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
I’ve like had a lot of sewer food lately, mean fastfood, and sodas. My blood pressure was taken at the dentists and it was up up and away, like 165. I’m worried, but I have torouble eating better since its hard to get to the preparation of the meals for me.
SouthernBelleUSA | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
49 YO Female. BP=180/100…. Chest pains, blurred vision when exercising minimally (walking) & massive headache. Curious as to what was happening to me. Doc put me on Ramipril 5 mgs., Triamterene-HCTZ 37.5-25 MGMYL & Levothyroxine 25 MCG. Now I seem to be peeing all the time and am now not as puffy!~ Still slight headache & heart races when walking but do feel better. Is this heart failure? Thought I’d get an objective/straight answer if asked in an objective forum….
foofighter1337 | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
Just turned 21 and have ridiculously high blood pressure (150/100) for someone my age. The other day I had a few drinks and my kidneys started spasming, which was freaky as hell, so I decided to do something about it. I’ve heard that there’s a link with sodium, and when I think about it, all I eat are things with sodium. I’ve decided to try the DASH diet for a couple of weeks to see how it goes. Does anyone have personal experience with the DASH diet?
etmax1 | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
@ebateru Hi I read somewhere that there is a link between low calcium intake, and sensitivity to sodium (natrium). Personally I think sodium requirements should be adjusted for summer/winter and high exercise/low exercise..
etmax1 | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
@ebateru Hi I read somewhere that there is a link between low calcium intake, and sensitivity to sodium (natrium). Personally I think sodium requirements should be adjusted for summer/winter and high exercise/low exercise..
etmax1 | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
I would have thought hardening and blocking of the arteries is a cause of high blood pressure, not a symptom of it.
silentmoviemusicfrk | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
my blood pressure reading was 135/95. That is high for my age 41. I have been slightly dizzy lately. I don’t have insurance and no doctor. But this happened at work. So maybe the stress of work caused this. Normally I am 121/30. This is usually my reading.
broadbent48 | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
FatherFlanigan,
I thought I was reading my own story when I read your comment. Thank you for posting it.
I need to change too.
Joe
Dynaverse | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
@UTubeJabZz Im in the boat at 25, blood pressure starting from when i was 24.
Would love to talk to all of you more about this, msg me back
Dynaverse | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
@Desolator1 where did you get 138/82 being handicapped person?
please explain?
Thats normal blood pressure.
ffscantfindausername | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
scary stuff
julie1300 | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
@Blazestalker100 those can be symptoms of HTN (hypertension). Normal BP is 120/60…but most medical professionals recognize high blood pressure parameters as anything greater than 130/80….it’s wise to keep a good eye on this. Get your BP checked and keep written records of it to share with your medical provider.
cshsfootball | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
@DarrylJonesHealth yeah so i wondered if that works do you have to use pills to get the cayenne into your blood stream or is that just so you dont have to chug a bunch of cayenne? also will snorting it work. it burns the nose but it is an effective way of clearing a stuffed up nose or so i’ve heard. one of my friends tried it. please answer all my questions and thank you.