Hypertension
Hypertension: Introduction
Hypertension is the condition of having high blood pressure.
It is very common and affects around 50 million Americans
of which about 30% are not yet diagnosed (NHLBI).
Hypertension is an under-diagnosed condition
because it causes
damage to the body with no symptoms or only mild symptoms.
It has been called a "silent killer" for this reason.
Correct diagnosis of the cause of high blood pressure is important.
Most cases of chronic hypertension are "primary hypertension"
but a small percentage are "secondary hypertension" where the
rise in blood pressure is caused by another underlying condition.
Hypertension during pregnancy is another common special case;
it is called gestational hypertension,
preeclampsia or eclampsia depending on its severity.
Symptoms of Hypertension
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symptoms of Hypertension
Home Diagnostic Testing
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Hypertension: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Hypertension
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Medical Textbooks Online about Hypertension
Medical Books Excerpts
- Hypertension
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Hypertension
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Diagnostic Tests for Hypertension
- Sphygmomanometer (arm cuff blood pressure test)
- Home blood pressure tests
- Finger cuff blood pressure test
- more tests...»
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Hypertension?
Hypertension: Self Assessment Tools
Hypertension: Medical Mistakes
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Hypertension: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Hypertension
Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is
an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms.
There are often four symptoms and conditions combined: ...read more »
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether too...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a...read more »
Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder
called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often fails to be correctly diagnosed.
Women...read more »
Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations
and rapid heartbeat....read more »
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack,
whereas there are various...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to...read more »
Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis
of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension,
is often a misdiagnosis in obese patients.
Exertional dyspnea leads to...read more »
Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions
are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often
in child...read more »
Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often
misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in...read more »
Silent attack in diabetics: Heart disease is the leading cause of death among diabetics. Patients with type 2 diabetes above the age of 60-65...read more »
Lack of early signs in renal cell carcinoma: Renal cell carcinoma lacks early warning signs
and makes a much generalised presentation. Hence the chances of it being
misdiagnosed are higher. It has to be differentiated...read more »
Cushing's syndrome of obesity?: Cushing’s syndrome usually occurs
due to chronic steroid administration, bilateral adrenal hyperplasia, adrenal
tumour and ACTH excess. Morbidity and mortality...read more »
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Hypertension: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Hospitals & Clinics: Hypertension
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Hypertension: Rare Types
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Causes of Hypertension
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causes of Hypertension
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Treatments for Hypertension
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treatments for Hypertension
Latest Treatments for Hypertension
- Weight reduction
- Reduction of alcohol intake
- Reduction of sodium intake
- Increased excercise
- Reduction of particular stress
- more treatments...»
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latest treatments for Hypertension
News Archives for Hypertension
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Videos for Hypertension
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Prognosis for Hypertension
Prognosis for Hypertension:
The prognosis relies on the level of adherence to the treatment plan as well as the individual response to treatment.
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Reseach about Hypertension
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Clinical Trials for Hypertension
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hypertension include:
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Clinical Trials for Hypertension
Prevention of Hypertension
Prevention information for Hypertension has been compiled from various data sources
and may be inaccurate or incomplete.
None of these methods guarantee prevention of Hypertension.
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Statistics for Hypertension
Hypertension: Broader Related Topics
Types of Hypertension
Types of Hypertension
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Types of Hypertension
Curable Types of Hypertension
Possibly curable types of Hypertension include:
- Eclampsia of pregnancy
- Hyperthyroidism induced hypertension
- Cushing's disease induced hypertension
- Conn's syndrome induced hypertension
- Drug induced hypertension- NSAIDs, hormonal contraceptives, steroids
- Tumours of the kidney induced hypertension
- more types...»
Rare Types of Hypertension:
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Stories from Users Related to Hypertension
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- blood test results
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- Killer cough condition
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- Cant breath, pressure behind ribs, heart palipitations
- Teen: strange "social" behavior in high school
- unresponsive attack, cti, eeg, extended eeg, blood test, sleep study done
- Severe Leg/Ankle Pain & High Blood Pressure Dr. Can't find anything?!?! HELP!!
- blood test show high MCV??
- CVID???? Unknown immune disease/blood disorder...baffled!
- enlarged red blood cells
- primary progressive Ms???
- Palpitaions, Rapid heartbeat, rising blood pressure, numbness
- Unable to get dx for high blood pressure in 6yr old son
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Article Excerpts about Hypertension
Blood pressure measures the force of blood against the walls of your
blood vessels. Blood pressure that remains high over time is called
hypertension. Extra fluid in your body increases the amount of fluid in
your blood vessels and makes your blood pressure higher. Narrow or clogged
blood vessels also raise blood pressure. (Source: excerpt from High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease: NIDDK)
Definitions of Hypertension:
Hypertension occurring without preexisting renal disease or known organic cause.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
A common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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