SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

It is rarely accompanied by any symptom and the identification is usually through screening and

sometimes when seeking healthcare for an unrelated problem. But there are some signs that could

accompany hypertension examples:-

1) Persistent headache

2) Light headedness

3) Vertigo

4) Tinnitus

6) Fainting episodes

     On physical examination,hypertension may be suspected on the basis of retinopathy. All those are

usually observed in primary hypertension which is mostly caused by stress. Additional signs and

symptoms may suggest secondary hypertension.

1) Kidney disease

2) Endocrine disease (cushings syndromme)

3) Acromegaly

4) Renal artery stenosis

5) Aortic coarctation

6) Phaeochromocytom
   There are some extreme presentation of hypertension  which is collectively called hypertensive

crisis.

Hypertensive crisis can be referred to as hypertensive urgency and emergency.

       Hypertensive urgency

Hypertensive urgency is a situation where the blood pressure is severely elevated to180/110mmHg

 persistently. But even at this reading there is no associated organ damage.

The symptoms frequently observed are:-

 Severe headache

 Shortness of breath

 Nose bleeding

 Anxiety

       Hypertensive emergency

In hypertensive emergency, the blood pressure will exceed 180/110 and end organ damage will be

observed.

The consequences of hypertensive emergency are:-

 Stroke

 Memory loss

 Loss of consciousness

 Heart attack

 Eye damage

 Kidney damage

 Aortic dissection

 Angina

 Pulmonary edema

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