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Low blood pressure (hypotension) is pressure so low it causes symptoms or signs due to the low flow of blood through the arteries and veins. When the flow of blood is too low to deliver enough oxygen and nutrients to vital organs such as the brain, heart, and kidney, the organs do not function normally and may be permanently damaged.
Unlike high blood pressure, low blood pressure is defined primarily by signs and symptoms of low blood flow and not by a specific blood pressure number. Some individuals may have a blood pressure of 90/50 with no symptoms of low blood pressure and therefore do not have low blood pressure. However, others who normally have high blood pressure may develop symptoms of low blood pressure if their blood pressure drops to 100/60.
High blood pressure (HBP) or hypertension means high pressure (tension) in the arteries. Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the pumping heart to all the tissues and organs of the body. High blood pressure does not mean excessive emotional tension, although emotional tension and stress can temporarily increase blood pressure.
Normal blood pressure is below 120/80; blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89 is called "pre-hypertension", and a blood pressure of 140/90 or above is considered high.
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Can sinusitis causes hypertension?
yes it can
Where do you get a Hypertension?
Hypertension is usually from different causes. The usual if because of Obesity and lifestyle. Smoking is also a risk factor for hypertension as well as other disease such as Diabetes.
Why hypertension a serious problem?
Hypertension is a serious problem because it kills. Hypertension (HIGH blood pressure), if uncontrolled, causes damage to various organs in the body.
What causes broken blood vessels?
Suddenly angry and hypertension.
The liver disease that causes portal hypertension with ascites is?
Cirrhosis
What causes kidney tumors?
smoking, obesity, hypertension are the most common causes for kidney tumor.
What most directly causes hypertension?
High cholesterol levels, and not enough exercise.
Are blood thinners used to treat hypertension?
No, it causes low blood pressure
How do people get hypertension?
Hypertension or high blood pressure exact causes are not known. There are several risk factors and conditions such as age, family history, ethnicity, diet, obesity and stress in which the majority of people with hypertension have in common.
What is a known is the cause of hypertension?
The main causes associated with chronic Hypertension are obesity, increased salt and alcohol intake, and diseases with the thyroid glands and kidney. Other causes include coming into contact with chemicals such as mercury and lead and abusing drugs such as cocaine
Is hypertension a communicable disease?
noninfectious because you can not get sick buy it
Why Blood pressure and heart beat raise?
Soda, caffeine, alcohol, drugs, and medications are some causes of high blood pressure. Two forms of high blood pressure have been described: essential (or primary) hypertension and secondary hypertension. Essential hypertension is a far more common condition and accounts for 95% of hypertension. The cause of essential hypertension is multifactorial, that is, there are several factors whose combined effects produce hypertension secondary hypertension, which accounts for 5% of hypertension, the high blood pressure is secondary to (caused by) a specific abnormality in one of the organs or systems of the body Essential hypertension affects approximately 72 million Americans, yet its basic causes or underlying defects are not always known.
