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If your doctor measures your blood pressure and it is consistently high, they will also want to do a few extra tests. Tests include using a dipstick to cheek a sample of urine for the presence of protein (which would indicate kidney damage) or glucose (which would indicate diabetes) as well as taking a blood sample to send to a laboratory to assess your kidneys’ function. Your doctor may also examine the back of your eye using an ophthalmoscope as high blood pressure can cause damage to the light- sensitive layer of the retina. Other tests can be done to check for any underlying disorder and include a chest X-ray and electrocardiogram (ECG).

TREATMENT OPTIONS

The first line of treatment is not medication. Your doctor will recommend lifestyle changes to reduce high blood pressure. These changes include losing weight if overweight, reducing alcohol intake, cutting down salt consumption, taking regular exercise and, most importantly, giving up smoking. Read the rest of this entry »

There are three basic types of high blood pressure or by

1. Essential or primary hypertension – Nine out of ten people with high blood pressure have this type and the exact cause is unknown, although it involves many risk factors.
2. Secondary hypertension – About 10 per cent of people have high blood pressure due to another disease, such as kidney­ disease, rare endocrine disorders or heart valve problems, or in rare cases it is due to interactions with a drug.
3. Malignant hypertension – In this rare type, blood pressure can soar to dangerous levels, requiring urgent hospital treatment. Read the rest of this entry »

Persistently high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can damage arteries and body organs, including the kidneys and the heart. This insidious disease is a major factor for heart disease, heart attacks and strokes. In fact, high blood pressure increases the risk of stroke six times and the risk of a heart attack threefold. Health education and screening program aid the early detection of high blood pressure and, together with improved treatments, have helped to significantly reduce the incidence of strokes and heart attacks

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