High blood pressure (hypertension) affects vast majority of United States adults, putting them at risk of congestive heart failure, stroke, heart attack, or other heart problems. At Farmington Family Clinic, we screen for, and treat, uncontrolled blood pressure to reduce the chance of complications.
What is high blood pressure?
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a common disease risk factor that occurs when the pressure inside blood vessel walls is too high. It boosts your risk of narrowed or blocked vessels, heart disease, stroke, heart attack, and other conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels. The good news is that high blood pressure is highly treatable.
What are the symptoms of high blood pressure?
Most of the time, you won’t have any noticeable symptoms with high blood pressure. If your blood pressure is very high, you could experience shortness of breath, headaches, or nosebleeds. However, these symptoms often indicate blood pressure that has reached life-threatening stages.
What complications can develop from untreated high blood pressure?
When left untreated, high blood pressure can cause some of the following serious complications:
Early detection and treatment of high blood pressure is the best way to reduce the risk of life-threatening conditions.
What are the risk factors for high blood pressure?
High blood pressure can happen to anybody, but some genetic and lifestyle factors increase your risk of developing it.
Examples include:
If you have sleep apnea, kidney disease, diabetes, or other chronic diseases, they increase your risk of high blood pressure.
How is high blood pressure diagnosed?
To diagnose high blood pressure and develop an effective treatment, Dr. Ahmad discusses your medical history and the symptoms you may have. He completes a physical exam, checks your blood pressure, and determine if they are within normal range.
How is high blood pressure treated?
A variety of treatments can reduce high blood pressure.
Examples Farmington Family Clinic uses include:
Medications
If your blood pressure is very high or if lifestyle changes don’t reduce your numbers, Dr. Ahmad can prescribe medicine to get your blood pressure into a normal range.
What is high blood pressure?
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a common disease risk factor that occurs when the pressure inside blood vessel walls is too high. It boosts your risk of narrowed or blocked vessels, heart disease, stroke, heart attack, and other conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels. The good news is that high blood pressure is highly treatable.
What are the symptoms of high blood pressure?
Most of the time, you won’t have any noticeable symptoms with high blood pressure. If your blood pressure is very high, you could experience shortness of breath, headaches, or nosebleeds. However, these symptoms often indicate blood pressure that has reached life-threatening stages.
What complications can develop from untreated high blood pressure?
When left untreated, high blood pressure can cause some of the following serious complications:
- Stroke
- Heart attack
- Aneurysm
- Congestive heart failure
- Eye or kidney problems
- Dementia
- Other memory or cognition issues
Early detection and treatment of high blood pressure is the best way to reduce the risk of life-threatening conditions.
What are the risk factors for high blood pressure?
High blood pressure can happen to anybody, but some genetic and lifestyle factors increase your risk of developing it.
Examples include:
- Family history of high blood pressure
- Older age
- Using tobacco
- Poor dietary habits
- Being overweight or obese
- Too little dietary potassium
- Too much sodium
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- Ongoing stress
- Pregnancy
- Some chronic diseases
If you have sleep apnea, kidney disease, diabetes, or other chronic diseases, they increase your risk of high blood pressure.
How is high blood pressure diagnosed?
To diagnose high blood pressure and develop an effective treatment, Dr. Ahmad discusses your medical history and the symptoms you may have. He completes a physical exam, checks your blood pressure, and determine if they are within normal range.
How is high blood pressure treated?
A variety of treatments can reduce high blood pressure.
Examples Farmington Family Clinic uses include:
- Lifestyle changes
- Natural treatments
- Healthy and balanced diet, including low sodium
- Weight management
- Regular exercise
- Stress management
- Get enough sleep
- Limiting or avoiding consuming alcohol and smoking
Medications
If your blood pressure is very high or if lifestyle changes don’t reduce your numbers, Dr. Ahmad can prescribe medicine to get your blood pressure into a normal range.
To get screened or treated for high blood pressure, call the office today at 248-862-5482 or contact us to schedule an appointment today