Category Archives: Hypertension

свети атанасикони>маси и столове assessing a patient’s risk of developing hypertension, consider his race, sex, and age. African-Americans have a greater risk of hypertension than whites. Men have a greater risk of hypertension from early to middle adulthood, but women … Continue reading →

Increased systolic blood pressure used to be considered a normal part of aging. An old rule stated that 100 mm Hg plus the patient’s age was tolerable. Isolated systolic hypertension wasn’t a treated condition. However, the results of the Systolic … Continue reading →

Alcohol and Cocaine Both alcohol and cocaine cause hypertension. Excessive ingestion of alcohol can cause a patient to exacerbate his preexisting hypertension, or it can induce hypertension. And cocaine produces devastating effects on blood pressure by increasing the release of … Continue reading →

Only 5% or fewer hypertensive patients have secondary hypertension. If a patient over age 50 suddenly develops hypertension, especially if it’s severe, suspect a secondary cause, such as a disease that increases cardiac output (CO) or peripheral vascular resistance. After … Continue reading →

Renal Disorders Renovascular stenosis is the most common cause of hypertension that can be reversed by surgery or percutaneous trans luminal angioplasty. Stenosis of one or both renal arteries can produce severe hypertension and a loss of kidney function. Arterial … Continue reading →

Diuretics promote renal excretion of water and electrolytes by increasing the glomerular filtration rate. They can also decrease sodium reabsorption and increase the rate of sodium excretion . Diuretics are divided into several classes: loop, potassium sparing, thiazide, and thiazide-like. … Continue reading →

The effects of cerebrovascular disease on your patient and his family can be devastating. A tremendous amount of education and support is needed for optimum recovery. During the acute phase of a CVA, orient the patient and his family to … Continue reading →

Systolic hypertension is more common in elderly patients. Elevated systolic blood pressure readings are usually caused by increased CO, systemic vascular resistance, or both. The main vascular cause of systolic hypertension is rigidity of the aorta, which develops from arteriosclerosis … Continue reading →

Hypertension is sometimes called the “silent killer” because many people don’t know they have it. If left untreated, chronic systolic and diastolic hypertension damages the walls of systemic blood vessels and organs such as the heart, brain, kidneys, and retina. … Continue reading →