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ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
DEFINITION ARTERIAL PRESSURE
The heart pumps blood across a network of arteries, veins and capillaries. The blood in movement pushes against the walls of the arteries and thisforce measures up as arterial pressure.

As these arteriolas press hard (or they contract), the heart has to strain more for pumping the blood across a more limited space, and the pressure insidethe blood glasses increases.

DEFINITION OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
It is a medical condition characterized by an increase of the numbers of arterial pressure over 140/90mmHg. The hypertension is adisease asymptomatic and easy to detect, nevertheless, it deals with serious and mortal complications if it does not treat itself in time.

REASONS
Primary: When the high pressure develops withoutany other pathology of base, that is to say of unknown reason.
Secondary: When the arterial pressure rises due to the existence of another disease, such as:
*Anormalidades hormonal (feocromocitoma,hiperaldosteronismo, syndrome. Of Cushing
*Enfermedades renal (pielonefritis, estenosis of the renal artery, syndrome. Nephritic)
*Enfermedades cardiovascular (limitation of the aorta)
*Drogas(oral contraceptives, cocaine, alcoholism)
*Pre-eclampsia

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
*pain of head
* Sweat
*Pulso rapid
* Breathing cuts
*Mareo
*Alteraciones visual
*Sonido of buzz in theears
*Rubor facial
*Manchas in the eyes like dark flying objects.

FACTORS OF RISK
*Obesity
*cigarette
*Stress
* Precedent relatives
* Consumption of drugs and alcohol

GENERALRECOMMENDATIONS AND DOMESTIC ADVICES

*yes you have overweight consult with his doctor on a program of diet and exercises
* To assure of sleeping the sufficient thing.
*Haga a checkup of hisarterial pressure every four or six months. The arterial pressure often does not show symptoms; there is important the checkup of the arterial pressure for a professional, specially yes this you in a...