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- High blood pressure (hypertension) - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
High blood pressure is a common condition that affects the body's arteries It's also called hypertension If you have high blood pressure, the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls is consistently too high The heart has to work harder to pump blood Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg)
- High blood pressure (hypertension) - Mayo Clinic
The second, or lower, number measures the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats High blood pressure (hypertension) is diagnosed if the blood pressure reading is equal to or greater than 130 80 mm-Hg A diagnosis of high blood pressure is usually based on the average of two or more readings taken on separate occasions
- Choosing blood pressure medications - Mayo Clinic
Medicines to treat high blood pressure are sometimes called antihypertensives Choosing the right blood pressure medicine can be challenging Your health care team may recommend more than one type of medicine to treat high blood pressure Always take blood pressure medicines as directed and get regular blood pressure checkups
- Bedsores (pressure ulcers) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Bedsores also are called pressure ulcers, pressure injuries and decubitus ulcers The people who are most at risk of bedsores have medical conditions that keep them from changing positions or moving Or they spend most of their time in a bed or a chair Bedsores can arise over hours or days
- Bedsores (pressure ulcers) - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Treatment Treating pressure ulcers involves lowering pressure on the affected skin, caring for wounds, controlling pain, preventing infection and eating well
- Medications and supplements that can raise your blood pressure
Here are some medicines, supplements and other substances that can raise blood pressure If you use any of them and you're worried about how they affect your blood pressure, talk to your health care provider
- High blood pressure and cold remedies: Which are safe?
This can increase blood pressure If you have high blood pressure, check cough, cold, flu and sinus medicine labels carefully Some of these medicines have warning labels for people who have high blood pressure or who take blood pressure medicine Check the ingredients to see if the product contains a decongestant
- Pheochromocytoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
With a pheochromocytoma, the tumor releases hormones that can cause various symptoms They include high blood pressure, headache, sweating and symptoms of a panic attack If a pheochromocytoma isn't treated, serious or life-threatening damage to other body systems can happen
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