http://askthenurseexpert.com/hypertension Your Expert Nursing Advise Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:05:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://askthenurseexpert.com/hypertension/comment-page-1#comment-5 Rides365 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:14:25 +0000 http://askthenurseexpert.com/hypertension/#comment-5 Hypertension can't be seen, it is called the"Silent Killer", and if undiagnosed and untreated, the first sign is often a Miocardial Infarction....a Heart Attack. High blood pressure is at the base of most cardiovascular disease, and the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. today. It is believed more Americans suffer from Hypertension, (High Blood Pressure) than any other life threatening undiagnosed illness, and a simple blood pressure check is all that is required to begin diagnosis. Most can be treated with daily medication, such as Beta- blockers, and cholesterol levels need to be watched, but this disease is one of the most treatable of all long term conditions. Often, if diagnosed early, and depending on a number of factors, a few changes, such as diet, weight loss, and exercise, may be enough to control hypertension without the use of medications. Because hypertension seldom has symptoms that are recognized, stroke, heart disease, and death from this common ailment has become more common than ever. Hypertension can't be seen, it is called the"Silent Killer", and if undiagnosed and untreated, the first sign is often a Miocardial Infarction....a Heart Attack.
High blood pressure is at the base of most cardiovascular disease, and the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. today. It is believed more Americans suffer from Hypertension, (High Blood Pressure) than any other life threatening undiagnosed illness, and a simple blood pressure check is all that is required to begin diagnosis. Most can be treated with daily medication, such as Beta- blockers, and cholesterol levels need to be watched, but this disease is one of the most treatable of all long term conditions.
Often, if diagnosed early, and depending on a number of factors, a few changes, such as diet, weight loss, and exercise, may be enough to control hypertension without the use of medications.
Because hypertension seldom has symptoms that are recognized, stroke, heart disease, and death from this common ailment has become more common than ever.

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