Hypertension: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 06:11, 5 April 2013

Hypertension is high blood pressure. It's the opposite of hypotension.

There are two types of hypertension:

Excluding the second of these is important because it's often incredibly serious (like renal failure or something).

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-===Definition===
+===What is Hypertension===
-High blood pressure. According to NICE, it has to be persistenly over 140/90mmHg.
+'''Hypertension is high [[blood pressure]]'''. It's the opposite of [[hypotension]].
-===Epidemiology===
-Ridiculously high prevalence - 11.3%.  95% is primary (i.e. no known cause).
-===Pathophysiology===
-There are two types :
-*'''essential''' (aka ''primary'' or ''systemic'') - it just happens and nobody knows the cause.
-*'''secondary''' - caused by another disease.
-===Risk Factors===
+===What types are there?===
+There are two types of hypertension:
-===Clinical Features===
+*[[Essential hypertension]] - which is caused by, well, nobody's sure.
-Basically, this is all about different [[blood pressures]]
+*[[Secondary hypertension]] - which is caused by something else.
-===Investigations===
-===Management===
+Excluding the second of these is important because it's often incredibly serious (like [[renal failure]] or something).
-===Prognosis===