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“The Silent Killer”

“The Silent Killer”. By: Cierra. Silent Killer. High blood pressure or Hypertension is called silent killer because it regularly it has no symptoms. Some are Irregular heartbeat Chest Pains Nose-bleeds. High Blood Pressure.

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“The Silent Killer”

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  1. “The Silent Killer” By: Cierra

  2. Silent Killer • High blood pressure or Hypertension is called silent killer because it regularly it has no symptoms. • Some are • Irregular heartbeat • Chest Pains • Nose-bleeds

  3. High Blood Pressure • High Blood pressure is the forceful pressures of blood against your arteries. • Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the heart. • It increases your changes or risk of getting heart and kidney disease and stroke .

  4. Types • There are two main types of High blood pressures. • Secondary- Caused by other conditions • Essential- Cause unknown but refers to too much salt

  5. Length Of Illness • High blood pressure will be high unless you follow the correct actions in order for it to be go low. Untreated High Blood pressure risk

  6. Blood Pressure Monitor • To keep your pressure in check you would use a blood pressure monitor. • It helps you to watch if it is high or low.

  7. Prevention • Be active • Eat healthy • Use less salt and sodium

  8. Treatment • You can’t actually treat it but maintain it. • You can walk daily to keep it under control.

  9. Spreading • You can’t spread High blood pressure by toughing someone. You can spread it by genes though. • You can’t be infected because it is non communicable.

  10. Works Cited • "Genome.gov | 2009 Release: Researchers Uncover Genetic Variants Linked to Blood Pressure in African-Americans." Genome.gov | National Human Genome Research Institute. Raymond MacDougall, 9 Nov. 09. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. <http://www.genome.gov/27532579>. • "Heart Disease." Womenshealth.gov - 1-800-994-9662. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 02 Feb. 2009. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. <http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/heart-disease.cfm>. • "High Blood Pressure Detection: Your Guide to Lowering HBP." National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. <http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/detect/detect.htm>. • "High Blood Pressure: MedlinePlus." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. The National Library of Medicine, 08 Aug. 2009. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/highbloodpressure.html>.

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