High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease Treatment and Symptoms High blood pressure (hypertension)

High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease Symptoms

Signs and symptoms
... Most people with high blood pressure have no signs or symptoms, but people often think that headaches, dizziness or nosebleeds are common warning signs and symptoms of high blood pressure. It''s true ...

Causes
... The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure. A blood pressure reading consists of two numbers: The top number indicates systolic pressure. This is th...

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Complications
... If you have high blood pressure, you need to control it. Over time excessive force on your artery walls can seriously damage many of your body''s vital organs. The higher your blood pressure or the lo...

Treatment
... The goal of treatment is to prevent health complications that may occur as a result of high blood pressure. Your doctor also may suggest steps to control disorders such as diabetes and high blood chol...

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Coping skills
... High blood pressure isn''t a problem that you can treat and then ignore. It''s a condition you need to manage for the rest of your life. Steps you can take include: Measure your blood pressure at home...

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Overview
... High blood pressure (hypertension) is often called a silent killer because you can have it for years without knowing it. In fact, about 50 million Americans have high blood pressure, but about 30 perc...

High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease
... Your kidneys play a key role in keeping your blood pressure in a healthy range, and blood pressure, in turn, can affect the health of your kidneys. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, can d...