HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS CLASSIFIED AS PRIMARY HYPERTENSION (ESSENTIAL) OR SECONDARY HYPERTENSION. ABOUT 90-95 PERCENT OF CASES ARE PRIMARY, DEFINED AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE DUE TO NON SPECIFIC LIFE STYLE AND GENETIC FACTORS. LIFE STYLE FACTORS THAT INCREASE THE RISK INCLUDE EXCESS SALT IN DIET, EXCESS BODY WEIGHT, SMOKING AND ALCOHAL USE. CAUSES OF SECONDARY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE CAN BE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, NARROWING OF KIDNEY ARTERIES, ENDOCRINE DISORDER ETC