A 28-year-old male asked:
please tell the difference between hypertension and high blood pressure. how they're linked? both are same and how? explain in detailed manner.
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Dr. Creighton Wright answered
56 years experience General Surgery
Same: And need diagnosis and treatment to reduce heart and kidney, and brain damage.
Answered on Jan 23, 2014
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Dr. Gerald Neuberg answered
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Almost same: High BP is a single reading that can go up temporarily from exercise, stress, pain or illness. Hypertension is a treatable diagnosis of repeated high ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Yash Khanna answered
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May have no signs: Most people with hypertension may not know they have it as there may not be any symptoms.And most of the time it is diagnosed when you visit your doct ... Read More
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
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Hypertension: Salt intake, genetics, toxins, drugs, smoking, anxiety, tumors.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bennett Werner answered
44 years experience Cardiology
Simple: Lose weight. Avoid salt. Take medications. Those are the only safe ways. (gunshot wounds work but, obviously, are not safe).
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