It is the common complaint nowadays in most of the patients.
Normal values varies with age.In cases of children mostly it is not given much of importance. In children it varies with height.
In case of adults the normal is systolic <130mm Hg, diastolic <90 mm Hg.But we cant diagnose a person as an hypertensive based on single reading.Atleast 3 readings on 3 consecutive days most be higher than mentioned.
Hypertension is one of the most common disease and one of the most common cause of death world wide.
It is an end organ disease. It affects most of the organs among which most important is brain,kidney,retina(part of eye). It is also a main risk factor for atherosclerosis which in turn causes a lot of diseases in the body,most commonly heart attack(myocardial infarction).Hence screening is essential.
The age of onset is decreasing due to the unhealthy life style.
Causes:
Normal values varies with age.In cases of children mostly it is not given much of importance. In children it varies with height.
In case of adults the normal is systolic <130mm Hg, diastolic <90 mm Hg.But we cant diagnose a person as an hypertensive based on single reading.Atleast 3 readings on 3 consecutive days most be higher than mentioned.
Hypertension is one of the most common disease and one of the most common cause of death world wide.
It is an end organ disease. It affects most of the organs among which most important is brain,kidney,retina(part of eye). It is also a main risk factor for atherosclerosis which in turn causes a lot of diseases in the body,most commonly heart attack(myocardial infarction).Hence screening is essential.
The age of onset is decreasing due to the unhealthy life style.
Causes:
- Essential hypertension( unknown cause)
- Renal failure
- hyperthyroidism,hyperparathyroidism,cushing'syndrome etc
- Drugs like corticosteroids,NSAIDs,Oral contraceptive pills
- Hereditary
- Diabetes mellitus
- Obesity
- Unhealthy lifestyles
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