Symptoms of Hypertension
Symptoms of Hypertension: Introduction
Most people are not aware that they have high blood pressure because of a general lack of symptoms until major complications arise. Some people may however, have headaches or nosebleeds, but these are rare symptoms. Because of this lack of symptoms, regular medical care is vital to monitoring blood pressure and promptly treating high blood pressure if it occurs before serious complications result.
Symptoms of Hypertension
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Hypertension Symptoms: Book Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
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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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Symptoms of Hypertension: Online Medical Books
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Hypertension:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Hypertension usually doesn’t produce clinical effects until vascular changes in the heart, brain, or kidneys occur. Severely elevated blood pressure damages the intima of small vessels, resulting in fibrin accumulation in the vessels, development of local edema and, possibly, intravascular clotting. Symptoms produced by this process depend on the location of the damaged vessels:
❑ brain — stroke
❑ retina — blindness
❑ heart — myocardial infarction
❑ kidneys — proteinuria, edema and, eventually, renal failure.
Hypertension increases the heart’s workload, causing left ventricular hypertrophy and, later, left- and right-sided heart failure and pulmonary edema.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Hypertensive crisis:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Hypertension, papilledema, retinal hemorrhages and exudate, severe headache, vomiting, vision disturbances, transient paralysis, seizures, stupor, coma
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Renovascular hypertension:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
In addition to elevated systemic blood pressure, renovascular hypertension usually produces symptoms common to hypertensive states, such as headache, palpitations, tachycardia, anxiety, light-headedness, decreased tolerance of temperature extremes, retinopathy, and mental sluggishness. Significant complications include heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke and, occasionally, renal failure.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Pregnancy-induced hypertension:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Mild preeclampsia generally produces the following clinical effects: hypertension, proteinuria (less than 5 g/24 hours), generalized edema, and sudden weight gain of more than 3 lb (1.4 kg) per week during the second trimester or more than 1 lb (0.5 kg) a week during the third trimester.
Severe preeclampsia is marked by increased hypertension and proteinuria, eventually leading to the development of oliguria. Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (the HELLP syndrome) is a severe variant. Other symptoms that may indicate worsening preeclampsia include blurred vision due to retinal arteriolar spasms, epigastric pain or heartburn, and severe frontal headache.
In eclampsia, all the clinical manifestations of preeclampsia are magnified and are associated with seizures and, possibly, coma, premature labor, stillbirth, renal failure, and hepatic damage.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Pulmonary hypertension:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Most patients complain of increasing dyspnea on exertion, weakness, syncope, and fatigability. Many also show signs of right-sided heart failure, including peripheral edema, ascites, jugular vein distention, and hepatomegaly. Other clinical effects vary with the underlying disorder.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Hypertension:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Hypertension usually doesn’t produce clinical effects until vascular changes in the heart, brain, or kidneys occur. Highly elevated blood pressure damages the intima of small vessels, resulting in fibrin accumulation in the vessels, development of local edema and, possibly, intravascular clotting.
Symptoms produced by this process depend on the location of the damaged vessels:
❑ brain: stroke
❑ retina: blindness
❑ heart: MI
❑ kidneys: proteinuria, edema and, eventually, renal failure.
Hypertension increases the heart’s workload, causing left ventricular hypertrophy and, later, left- and right-sided heart failure, and pulmonary edema.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Hypertension, pregnancy-induced:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
❑ Mild preeclampsia generally produces the following signs: hypertension, proteinuria, generalized edema, and a sudden weight gain of more than 3 lb (1.4 kg) a week during the second trimester or more than 1 lb (0.5 kg) a week during the third trimester.
❑ Severe preeclampsia is marked by increased hypertension and proteinuria, which eventually lead to the development of oliguria. Hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme levels, and a low platelet count (the HELLP syndrome) is commonly severe.
Clinical tip A daughter whose mother had toxemia is at high risk for developing HELLP syndrome with a new pregnancy.
Other symptoms that indicate worsening preeclampsia include blurred vision due to retinal arteriolar spasms, epigastric pain or heartburn, irritability, emotional tension, and severe frontal headache.
❑ In eclampsia, all the clinical manifestations of preeclampsia are magnified and associated with seizures and possibly coma, premature labor, stillbirth, renal failure, and liver damage.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Pulmonary hypertension:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Most patients complain of increasing dyspnea on exertion, weakness, syncope, and fatigability. Many also show signs of right-sided heart failure, including peripheral edema, ascites, jugular vein distention, and hepato-megaly. Other clinical features vary according to the underlying disorder.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Hypertension:
Hypertension - signs & symptoms
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- Hypertensive emergency: Severely elevated BP with evidence of target organ injury (encephalopathy, seizures, renal damage)
- Hypertensive urgency: Severely elevated BP with no evidence of secondary organ damage
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Hypertension:
High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease: NIDDK (Excerpt)
Most people with high blood pressure have no symptoms. The only way to
know whether your blood pressure is high is to have a health professional
measure it. (Source: excerpt from High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease: NIDDK)
Heart Disease & Women Controlling High Blood Pressure A Woman's Guide: NHLBI (Excerpt)
If you do not know your blood pressure, you should have it
taken. Those with high blood pressure often do not feel
sick. In fact, high blood pressure is often called "the
silent killer," because it may cause no symptoms for a long
time. (Source: excerpt from Heart Disease & Women Controlling High Blood Pressure A Woman's Guide: NHLBI)
Hypertension as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Hypertension, it is also important to consider Hypertension as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Hypertension may cause:
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The symptom information on this page
attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Hypertension.
This signs and symptoms information for Hypertension has been gathered from various sources,
may not be fully accurate,
and may not be the full list of Hypertension signs or Hypertension symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Hypertension may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Hypertension symptoms.
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