Pregnancy hypertension is called preeclampsia or toxemia. It is common in women during a first pregnancy and in young women. It is common in women with multiple fetuses, women who have a history of pregnancy hypertension, chronic hypertension and preexisting diabetes. Pregnancy hypertension includes three characteristics. They are protein in the urine, high blood pressure […]
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Reasons For High Blood Pressure
I wanted to talk to you about the reasons for high blood pressure readings. A lot of people don’t really understand this. They know it is bad, but beyond that they have really no clue what is going on. I think that is probably the biggest reason why people have no desire to fix the […]
High Blood Pressure In Children
A diagnosis of hypertension is made only when a person has at least three separate readings performed one to several weeks apart. While the condition is most common among adults, children can have high blood pressure too, even as infants. In fact, since the early 2000s there has been an alarming rate of increase among […]