Hypertension
Hypertension
Pre Hypertension: 120/80 – 139/89 mmHg
Stage 1: 140/90 – 159/99 mmHg
Stage 2: > 160/100 mmHg
Symptoms:
- Headache
- Shortness of breath
- Nose bleed
- Blurry or double vision
- Light headedness and fainting
Risk Factor:
- Obesity
- Smoking
- High salt diet
- Lack of exercise
- Alcohol consumption
- Irregular sleep pattern
Complication:
- Coronary artery disease
- Stroke
- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- Kidney disease
- Kidney failure
- Eye damage
- Complication during pregnancy
- Changes with memory (dementia)
It is advisable that those who have the above symptoms and risk factors should ensure if they have hypertension and avoid further complication.
