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Blood Pressure Causes, Symptoms and Treatment


What is Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is a serious disease which force of blood against the walls of arteries is called blood pressure. The blood put a force against the blood vessels. Blood pressure is also called hypertension. It is not only affect your blood vessels and heart but also the other organs. When anyone is suffer from high blood pressure then blood vessels become narrower and heart become harder to move blood through your body. Types of hypertension:

Essential Hypertension: Life style increases the risk of this hypertension.

Secondary hypertension: It is caused by other condition like kidney problems, diabetes (About Diabetes) or tumors.

Labile Hypertension: It is by stress or emotions.

White Coat Hypertension: It is caused by stress level or anxiety (About Anxiety). In this condition person have the blood pressure higher than normal.

Isolated Systolic Hypertension: It occurs in those people who have the over age of 65 and caused by a hardening of the arteries.

Differential Diagnosis: Blood pressure is a serious condition if it is uncontrolled then it can increase the chance of developing heart attack (About Heart Attack), fear, stroke (About Stroke), heart failure or kidney failure and other health problem. It is often called the "Silent killer".

Causes of high blood pressure: In 90% of people doctors does not know the causes of high blood pressure. Other causes may include narrowing of the arteries, drugs, chemicals, high salt leave, genetic inheritance, renal disorder, faster heart besting, due to lots of stress and tension. It is also caused by other medical problem. We cannot cure blood pressure but it can prevent and controlled. Some major causes are unhealthy food habits, obesity, family history and smoking.

Symptoms of blood pressure: With the high blood pressure there are many symptoms like fever headaches with normal blood pressure, eye symptoms cause blood arteries in the eyes and eyesight may become blurred and result in blindness. Other symptoms are:
Headache
Heart pain
Difficulty in breathing
Bleeding in nose
Nausea and vomiting
Swelling feet


Precaution: People who have blood pressure take some precaution to control it such as eating less salt, red meals, vegetables and fruits, change your life style to treat blood pressure. Avoid smoking and alcohol, Take medicine on time which is prescribed by doctor.

Treatment of Blood pressure: Blood pressure cannot but controlled, take proper treatment by doctor. Doctor will prescribe medicine to control high blood pressure and low blood pressure. Follow your treatment plan and ongoing medical care; don't stop medicine because it help to control blood pressure. These medicines are generally for life long.
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