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Hypertension

Hypertension. Devon Hickman B rianna Ypema Gavin McCulloch. What is hypertension ? . Hypertension is the condition in which the pressure of blood in your arteries is dangerously high. . History/Origin. Descriptions of the disease first came from Thomas Young in 1808. Signs/Symptoms.

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Hypertension

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  1. Hypertension Devon Hickman Brianna Ypema Gavin McCulloch

  2. What is hypertension? • Hypertension is the condition in which the pressure of blood in your arteries is dangerously high.

  3. History/Origin • Descriptions of the disease first came from Thomas Young in 1808

  4. Signs/Symptoms • Usually no symptoms present, the disease can cause other diseases such as stroke and heart attack. Sometimes there are headaches, dizziness, shortness of breath and blurred vision. • Ask your doctor how long the symptoms should occur before you should be concerned.

  5. Factors • Genetics play a part • Environmental and lifestyle: smoking, obesity, and if a large portion of your diet consists of sodium.

  6. Treatment/Managing the problem For treatment, you can; • Exercise regularly • Taking frequent medication • Recommended weight loss • Get support

  7. Treatment/Management (continued) • Massages to relieve stress • Change in lifestyle Impact on the individual; • Increases risk of more severe diseases • 8 in every 100,000 people die from hypertension

  8. WOW #1 • 46 million people have diagnosis hypertension but 33% of the world has non-diagnosis hypertension.

  9. WOW #2 • 25% of Americans have pre-Hypertension which is right on the verge of being considered Hypertension

  10. Wow #3 • 53% of all people living in nursing homes have hypertension.

  11. Sources • “FASTSTATS - Hypertension." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web. 30 Jan. 2012. <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/hyprtens.htm>. • Symptoms of Hypertension | Becoming Free of High Blood Pressure. Web. 30 Jan. 2012. <http://symptomsofhypertension.net/>. • "Hypertension: Overview & Facts." WebMD - Better Information. Better Health. Web. 30 Jan. 2012. <http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/hypertension-overview-facts>. • Bronson, Mary H., and Don Merki. Glencoe Health. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2005. Print.

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