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What is Hypertension?

Published on Nov 23, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

What is Hypertension?

  • Hypertension means someone has high blood pressure

What are the symptoms?

  • Sometimes there are no symptoms of hypertension
  • Everyone should have their blood pressure checked by the doctor

What are the risks?

  • Heart attack
  • Stroke
  • Kidney disease

Is there any way to prevent it?

  • Eat a healthy diet
  • Exercise regularly
  • Don't smoke
  • Try to keep stress low

What treatments are available?

  • Medication
  • Change in diet
  • Quit smoking
  • Lose weight

Where can we get more information?

  • Ask your doctor questions
  • Look on the internet