The National High Blood Pressure Education Program is an association that consist of professional, public, voluntary and federal agencies. This association has established guidelines with regards with the type of common blood pressure medication to be used to control your high blood pressure. There a huge number of drugs available that are used as common […]
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Hypertension – Can Kill
There are two forms of hypertension, the Primary form, also known as Essential Hypertension, and the Malignant form. Essential hypertension is the type that can be inherited; however there can be other factors involved, such as environmental, vascular, nutritional, and the stresses of daily living. When left untreated essential hypertension can develop into the malignant […]
Stage 1 Hypertension – What is it and What Can I Do?
So you’ve known you’ve had high blood pressure for some time now. Maybe it didn’t come as a big surprise because you have a family history. But when the doctor diagnosed you with stage 1 hypertension and put you on medication, suddenly this became a real condition. A condition that comes with real health threats. […]
How Doctors Treat Hypertension
How your doctor treats your hypertension, or high blood pressure, really depends upon just how high your blood pressure is when your doctor discovers that it is too high. Here are the readings that doctors consider when they begin to treat you for hypertension: * Normal blood pressure: less than 120/80 * Prehypertension: 120-139/80-89 * […]
Understanding Blood Pressure Readings – Easy Reading
Understanding blood pressure readings are not complex as one may think. Those two numbers one hears when visiting a doctor or getting a reading could be easily understood. Blood pressure readings are commonly done with every doctors visit one encounters. There are also portable blood pressure monitors which are commonly found in drug stores. Getting […]