| Problems with blood pressure is one of the most | | | | - Gender - Male |
| common ailments of the bloodstream. In contrast to | | | | - Size of family |
| low pressure, which usually does not cause major | | | | - Stressful life |
| problems, hypertension is associated with long-term | | | | - Taking drugs containing steroids and certain |
| serious health complications. The optimum blood | | | | contraception pills |
| pressure values are 120 mm / Hg for systolic and 80 | | | | Symptoms: |
| mm / Hg for diastolic. Hypertension is said to exist, | | | | - Headache in the occiput area |
| when the first of these values exceed 140mm / Hg, | | | | - Epistaxis (nosebleed) |
| while the other 90 mm / Hg. | | | | - Dizziness |
| Reasons: | | | | - Insomnia |
| The most common form of the disease is | | | | - Swollen calfs |
| spontaneous hypertension. It is difficult to talk about a | | | | Diagnosis: |
| particular cause, but hypertension generally follows | | | | Hypertension is a disease that often develops |
| hyperthyroidism control mechanisms of the body. | | | | symptoms that are ascertained during routine testing. |
| Certainly an unhygienic lifestyle is conducive to the | | | | Unfortunately, late diagnosis can cause serious |
| emergence of the disease. | | | | damage to the body. |
| Of those whose direct cause can be established | | | | Hypertension finds multiple trips on the basis of |
| about 5% of patients have secondary hypertension. | | | | measurements of blood pressure. Measurements |
| Underlying secondary hypertension, are diseases such | | | | should be made at different times of the day, and |
| as atherosclerosis, inflammation of the kidney clusters, | | | | always when the patient is at rest. |
| and hyperthyroidism. | | | | In addition to the traditional method of measuring blood |
| Risk factors: | | | | pressure. there is the ambulatory blood pressure |
| Among the factors that contribute to the occurrence | | | | monitoring method. This is an automatic clock |
| of hypertension include: | | | | measurement to avoid errors. This involves the use of |
| - Obesity | | | | ECG which continuously measures heart rate, both at |
| - Smoking | | | | rest and in a Stressed environment. Another useful |
| - Age | | | | test in the diagnosis of hypertension is |
| - Alcohol | | | | fundoscopy-ophthalmologic examination to assess the |
| - Excessive intake of sodium | | | | state of fundus. |