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Senin, 25 Agustus 2014

How To Identify The Symptoms Of High Blood Pressure

By Alan Bradd


High blood pressure, which is commonly referred to as hypertension is a chronic medical problem that usually increases the levels of blood pressure within the arterial blood vessels. There are two aspects of blood pressure, which are diastolic and systolic. Diastolic is whereby the heart muscles are relaxing between your beats, while systolic involves heart muscles contracting between beats. Systolic and diastolic therefore represent maximum and minimum high blood pressure levels. You will find various symptoms of high blood pressure to base on if you want to be sure that you have this condition.

Most of the high blood pressure victims are not usually aware of the condition despite of the blood pressure reading hits the dangerously high levels. Therefore, if you ignore your blood pressure with the thought that symptoms will alert you then you are taking dangerous risk with your life. Everybody needs to know there blood pressure levels and prevent it from developing.

Having a headache in the morning, especially at the back of the head is one of the symptoms that indicate the presence of high blood pressure in your system. This type of headache is not usual and most of the high blood pressure victims diagnosed for the condition have shown to have this type of headache. Therefore, if you have this type of headache, then it is good to seek a medical attention for examination to find out if the condition is present in your body.

Fainting regularly and experiencing feelings of unconsciousness can also be another major characteristic of high blood pressure. Once the blood pressure is low, the heartbeat may also decelerate due to the stimulation from the vagus nerve. Before fainting, you will experience either sweating, nausea or breathing problem. In many instances, you will feel like sitting with your head placed between your legs just to make the feeling go away.

Having visual problems is another major symptom to focus on. If you have hypertensive retinopathy in your optic fundus, then there is a possibility of having high blood pressure in your system. The measure of hypertensive retinopathy severity is determined using ophthalmoscope. The range of measurement usually varies from grade I to Iv. In addition, ophthalmoscope helps to determine the extent of hypertensive in the system of the victim.

Having facial flushing, as result of blood vessels in the face dilating is also a common symptom. Certain triggers such as cold weather, spicy food, and sun exposure and skin care products usually cause the red, burning face. Other major causes of facial flushing include emotional stress and consumption of alcohol, which are also known to increase the blood pressure temporarily. Having kidney disease or endocrine disease may also be a major symptom of high blood pressure.

Getting an abdominal bruit can also be a sign of getting kidney artery stenosis, a thinning from the arterial blood vessels delivering blood to the renal system. Decreased blood pressure within the lower limbs might also indicate aortic coarctation, which refers to the thinning of the aorta. It is very important to check with your doctor for advanced testing or diagnosis.

Having chest pain is also another indication of having high blood pressure. This symptom is caused when the heart muscles do not access enough blood that is rich in oxygen. The feeling tends make someone to feel like squeezing in the chest or pressure. The felling may also extend in your arms, neck, jaw or even the back.




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