strokes, heart attacks, heart failure, chronic renal failure, diabetes mellitus, dizziness, fainting...
2007-02-02 17:19:27
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answered by fuzzyslowmo 2
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the list could be endless, the reason why blood pressure is measured all the time by doctors is that it can lead to so so many conditions.
The main ones are Atherosclerosis (furring up of the arteries) which lead to, Myocardial Infarction (heart attack), Carotid artery stenosis (can be a cause for black outs), embolic stroke, transient ischaemic attack, peripheral artery diaese, claudication, arterial ulcers, gangrene, lots of kidney dieases. Ischeamic bowel and a whole lot that I can't remember and are far to obscure for most people to know about.
2007-02-02 22:01:32
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answered by scaryclairy 4
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A partial list of causes of hypertension are:
1. Coronary artery disease
2. Eating too much salt which increases water retention
3. Kidney failure
4. Overactive thyroid
5. Overproduction by the adrenal glands
2007-02-02 17:22:36
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answered by lifesbeautifulmelody 3
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there is a relationship between blood pressure and water but its not direct neither inverse. their are two key players in this relationship and they are Aldosterone and ADH or anti diuretic hormone. their purpose is the same which is homeostasis of water but their way of functioning is slightly different. lets start with ADH and put this in the simplest words possible. ADH secreted by the hypothalamus of brain acts in the collecting duct of nephron. ADH is responsible for reabsorption of water from the collecting duct which then goes to the circulatory system. If the body has enough water in its system, it allows the kidney to excrete the excess water but if the water is slightly low, ADH absorbs water and drives it to the circulatory system. the second one which is Aldosterone is slightly different. Aldosterone is made from the renin-angiostenin pathway with help of ACE enzyme. Aldosterone allows the nephrons to reabsorb Na ions making it more concentrated thus hypertonic. consequently water will follow these Na to make it isotonic. its just another way to maintain proper water volume in the circulatory system. No matter how much water you drink, your body is just going to keep the amount of water it needs. the rest will be excreted by urination. the more salt you eat, which is basically more Na ions, the more water will follow it, bringing more water in circulatory system than needed which would then increase the pressure. so blood pressure is related to salt intake not water. it might interest you to know that doctors normally gives ACE inhibitor which inhibits the synthesis of ACE thereby inhibiting Aldosterone synthesis. less aldosterone, less water is reabsorbed in body which will result to less pressure. i hope it helps. Source? ammm... you'll get more of these from homeostasis part of biology books.
2016-05-23 22:19:54
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answered by Anonymous
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Here is an interesting one try Dementia.
2007-02-04 23:54:14
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answered by BlueRaven 2
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there is an endless list. try looking on "webmd"
2007-02-02 17:16:25
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answered by matt p 2
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