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High blood pressure (hypertension)
High blood pressure (hypertension)
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
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A 49-year old female asked:
What's the difference between high blood pressure and hypertension?
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A 32-year old female asked:
What is the differance between high blood pressure and pulmonary hypertension? My diastolic # has been typucalky around 115 w sone shortness breath.
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A 21-year old male asked:
Best foods to lower down hypertension or high blood pressure. Thanks?
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A 46-year old asked:
How can hypertension/high blood pressure cause bradycardia?
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A 43-year old asked:
Renal hypertension is different from regular high blood pressure?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have high blood pressure since 4 days i have previous history of hypertension and i m taking telmisarten and hydrochlorothiazide combination?
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A 60-year old male asked:
Is Clonidine typically used for very high blood pressure or can it be used for Stage 1 hypertension, as well?
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A member asked:
if you have controlled hypertension blood pressure is it a very high risk to get a brazillizn buttlift
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A female asked:
If I have high blood pressure, will I get heart disease? My doctor told me I have pre-hypertension. I know I may develop high blood pressure, but does this mean I will develop heart disease too?
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A female asked:
What would cause hypertension and high blood pressure in teens and young adults? One son was diagnosed with high blood pressure at 15 during a routine physical for high school baseball. He is 21 now and has been put on blood pressure meds. Oldest son i
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A 51-year old female asked:
If blood pressure is often 139/83 should a person be taking hypertension meds?
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A 48-year old asked:
What can someone with hypertension do if their blood pressure suddenly becomes too low?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I felt the hypertension in young age.but I have no diseases.so how I decrease my hight blood pressure.
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A 25-year old male asked about a 61-year old male:
My blood pressure is not lowering even after taking anti hypertension drug. Need help?
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A 35-year old asked:
Does meditation bring down blood pressure numbers, even when a person has hypertension.?
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A 17-year old female asked:
What does it mean when the top number of my blood pressure is notmal but bottom is Pre-hypertension? 108/81
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A 73-year old male asked:
Does significant labile or episodic hypertension in which blood pressure spikes in response to relatively minor stresses pose health risks?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I'm at 19yr old female and at work today I took my blood pressure. It was 140/103, I know thats in hypertension range. Should I go to the doctors?
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A 20-year old male asked:
In past the month ive been having hypertension in which my blood pressure is about 155/90 mmhg around 2 times a day. What tests should I take for diag?
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A 29-year old asked:
Can consuming a lot of sugar before a blood pressure test cause hypertension?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Does Zantac (ranitidine) elevate blood pressure in a person already diagnosed with hypertension?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Pulse 115 & up (h.r. watch), b.p. typically 147/96 on hypertension meds for 2 yrs & 2 meds, temp 99.4-100.8 daily, increased pressure in head, body pain. Blood tests & scans normal. Doc out of ideas.
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A 36-year old asked:
Please tell me, could quitting smoking lower your blood pressure too much if on hypertension medicine?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Hypertension: How long does it usually take for clonidine to have an effect on blood pressure? Days or weeks?
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A 16-year old female asked:
If you have hypertension, but then your blood pressure drops under general anaesthetic, does this mean you don't have hypertension?
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A 42-year old asked:
Unstable blood pressure. White coat hypertension?
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A 59-year old male asked:
A hypertension cuff (standard) at each Drs. office makes me too nervous. Should I return my wrist style blood pressure monitor, if used properly?
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A 60-year old male asked:
What is the reason why a nurse aide will insist on a person's blood pressure when it is known to the office there is existing white coat hypertension?
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A member asked:
Are my symptoms heartattack or stroke? have had tension in chest past 4 days, heartrate has been 100 to 129 bpm,eyesight slightly blurred, thoughts seem cloudy, blood pressure has fluxuated from normal to stage 2 hypertension. i am a 42 year old male 5ft
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A 25-year old male asked:
Besides exercise diet fish oil vitamin b and bananas what else can lower blood pressure. I am 25 years old 165 pounds 6 foot....pre hypertension. ....
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