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==Hypertension== | ==Hypertension== | ||
===Types=== | ===Types=== | ||
There are two types of Hypertension: | There are two types of Hypertension:<ref name="pmid518773">{{cite journal| author=Calcaterra G, Anderson RH, Lau KC, Shinebourne EA| title=Dextrocardia--value of segmental analysis in its categorisation. | journal=Br Heart J | year= 1979 | volume= 42 | issue= 5 | pages= 497-507 | pmid=518773 | doi=10.1136/hrt.42.5.497 | pmc=482192 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=518773 }} </ref> | ||
'''Primary''': not related to another medical condition | '''Primary''': not related to another medical condition | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 26 May 2020
Hypertension
Types
There are two types of Hypertension:[1]
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
- ↑ Calcaterra G, Anderson RH, Lau KC, Shinebourne EA (1979). "Dextrocardia--value of segmental analysis in its categorisation". Br Heart J. 42 (5): 497–507. doi:10.1136/hrt.42.5.497. PMC 482192. PMID 518773.