HypertensionDevon Hickman Brianna 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

• 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.

Factors

• Genetics play a part• Environmental and lifestyle:

smoking, obesity, and if a large portion of your diet consists of sodium.

Treatment/Managing the problem

For treatment, you can;• Exercise regularly• Taking frequent medication•Recommended weight loss•Get support

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

WOW #1

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

WOW #2

• 25% of Americans have pre-Hypertension which is right on the verge of being considered Hypertension

25%

43%

32%

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Wow #3

• 53% of all people living in nursing homes have hypertension.

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.