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Hypertension Emma, Matt, Ashton, Rashad

Hypertension Emma, Matt, Ashton, Rashad. What is the Disease?. The blood pressure in arteries is elevated. The two kinds are primary where there is not an identifiable cause, and secondary where there is a identifiable cause. What causes high blood pressure?. Stress

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Hypertension Emma, Matt, Ashton, Rashad

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  1. HypertensionEmma, Matt, Ashton, Rashad

  2. What is the Disease? • The blood pressure in arteries is elevated. The two kinds are primary where there is not an identifiable cause, and secondary where there is a identifiable cause.

  3. What causes high blood pressure? • Stress • Obesity or being overweight • Potassium deficiency

  4. Who’s at risk? • Overweight or Obese people • People who have a lot of stress • Bad eaters • Salt diabetics • And alcoholics

  5. What are some symptoms? • Often known as the silent killer • Headache • Dizziness • Blurred vision • Nausea and vomiting • Shortness of breath • Chest pain

  6. How is it Treated? • With lifestyle changes such as eating better, working out, staying at a good weight, not smoking, and maintaining stress. • Medication such as Diuretics, Beta-blockers, and Calcium Channel Blockers.

  7. How to prevent it • You can prevent Hypertension with many different things such as ingesting fish oils, garlic, magnesium, calcium, reducing stress, eating less salt, not drinking alcohol, and regular exercise.

  8. Relevant Statistics • 32% of adults ages 20 and over have hypertension. • Blacks suffer form hypertension. • 15.6% of white men suffer from hypertension, and 51.1% of black men suffer from hypertension. • 37.7% of black women suffer from hypertension

  9. References Cited • http://www.hypertensionmedication.net/ • http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/default.htm • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_WhoIsAtRisk.html

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