Question 1

what does hypertension, "essential nos" mean?

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Essential hypertension: Essential hypertension is when blood pressure is not due to any other identifiable cause.  Nos stands for "not otherwise specified".

Question 2

what can cause essential hypertension?

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NoIdentifiableCauses: Essential hypertension is Hypertension in which there are no causes to be found.It is also called Primary or Idiopathic Hypertension
But having said that there are some common factors in some
Family History
Race It is more common in Black people
Too much salt intake in some
Smoking
Obesity
Cerain Meds like NSAid like Motrin and Naproxen Sodium,corticosteroid,Antidepressants.BCPs,decongestants,

Question 3

what is unspecified essential hypertension?

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High blood pressure: It is one of the terms used to describe basic high blood pressure not known to be caused by any other diagnosed disease such as kidney disease, and not specified as to degree. Essentially, you have high blood pressure.

Question 4

what causes essential hypertension in adults?

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We don't know: "essential" hypertension is a fancy way for us to say that we have absolutely no clue as to why your blood pressure is high.

Question 5

is there a way to treat essential hypertension?

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Yes..: Reducing stress, sleeping well, Diet, Exercise regularly, lose wt if overweight, Avoid additional salt.
There are medications.....Lisinopril, Amloidopin, Atenolol, Procardia (nifedipine).....the best match will be picked by your doctor. Do not forget Yoga.

Question 6

could you explain what is essential hypertension?

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Essential Hypertensi: Essential hypertension (also called primary hypertension or idiopathic hypertension) is the form of hypertension that has no identifiable cause. It is the most common type of hypertension, affecting 95% of hypertensive patients. It tends to be familial and is likely to be the consequence of an interaction between environmental and genetic factors.

Question 7

what is the significance of essential hypertension?

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Many organs effected: Think of high blood pressure as stressing almost every organ and vessel in the body (increases wall tension of vessels and increases plaque build-up). It is often called the "silent killer" because usually there are no symptoms but over years can result in cardiac disease, heart failure, kidney failure, decreased circulation in feet, blindness, and stroke.

Question 8

please tell me what causes essential hypertension ?

Accepted Answer

Essential Hypertensi: Essential hypertension (also called primary hypertension or idiopathic hypertension) is the form of hypertension that  has no identifiable cause. It is the most common type of hypertension, affecting 95% of hypertensive patients, it tends to be familial and is likely to be the consequence of an interaction between environmental and genetic factors.

Question 9

about what percent of the adult population present with severe essential hypertension?

Accepted Answer

High Blood Pressure: For health statistics of this sort go to  cdc.Gov/nchs/faststats/hypertension.Htm.

Question 10

what is low renin essential hypertension?

Accepted Answer

Complicated: Kidneys normally help regulate BP by producing a hormone: renin which leads to prodction of angiotensin, a potent vessel constrictor. Most patients with essential HTN have high renin levels but since the 1970s it has been recognized that a subset have low levels. Some produce too much aldosterone (another hormone) but many don't.  For those who don't, treatment for lreh is the same as for everyone.

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