Sign and Symptoms

Sign and Symptoms

1. Blood Pressure –

120/80 to 139/89 Pre Hypertension

140/90 to 159/99 Stage 1

160/100 above Stage 2

Isolated systolic hypertension >140 systolic and diastolic <90

2. Most frequent – headaches

3. Blurry or double vision

4. Drowsiness

5. Nausea

6. Dyspnea (Dangerous by then) Exertional and Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea

7. Heart palpitations

8. Fatigue

9. A flushed face

10. Nosebleeds

11. Strong need to urinate often (Especially at night)

12. Tinnitus

Severe hypertension that targets organ’s present with

- Nausea

- Vomiting

- Visual disturbance

- Chest pain

- Confusion

- Retinas are affected with narrowing of arterial diameter to less than 50% of venous diameter, copper or silver wire appearance, exudates, hemorrhages or papilledema

Hypertension could be due to other secondary endocrine diseases.

Hypertension is usually idiopathic.