Elevated blood pressureHypertension screeningScreening for hypertensionHypertension treatmentDefining hypertension involves choosing a place in the relationship between increasing levels of blood pressure on the one hand, and the occurrence of outcomes like stroke, heart disease, and death on the other hand...
OBJECTIVES : To determine patterns of elevated blood pressure (BP) behavior, their clinical correlates, and the relationship to diagnosis and management of hypertension. DESIGN : A cross-sectional, prevalence survey. SETTING : Forty-five nursing homes owned or managed by a large national chain. PAR...
The hypothesis is that "Frequent and prolonged periods of elevated blood pressure during mental stress may promote mechanical injury to the endothelial lining or cause release of hormones that can promote the build up of plaque." [Circulation Vol. 96, No. 11: pp.3842-48] Moscow scientists stat...
with the patient sitting alone in the doctor's office.The average of the last 6 measurements is considered as final value.The usefulness of ROBP for the diagnoses of WCH and MH has been tested in 48 individuals with normal office blood pressure (OBP) and elevated daytime ABP values (MH gr...
Your physician may also ask you to keep a record of blood pressure measurements you take at home. That’s because blood pressure varies throughout the day, and some people may be anxious before or during a doctor visit, causing elevated blood pressure. If your blood pressure is consistently ...
Complications such as intracerebral haematoma or intraventricular haemorrhage and elevated admission systolic blood pressure also contribute to unfavourable outcomes. Previous diagnoses of hypertension, myocardial infarction, liver disease, or SAH further compound the risk14,15. Intensive care management of ...
Elevated blood levels of AST and ALT only mean that the liver is inflamed, and elevations can be caused by many agents other than hepatitis viruses, such as medications, alcohol, bacteria, fungi, etc. To prove that a hepatitis virus is responsible for the elevations, blood must be tested fo...
Elevated blood pressure that results from an underlying, identifiable and often correctable cause. White-coat effect An increase in blood pressure due to arousal of the patient in response to a medical environment or the observer measuring the blood pressure. White-coat hypertension A raised in-offi...
CSF pressure is typically increased with an elevated WBC count (mainly monocytic but multinucleate in early stages). Normal or slightly increased protein, normal glucose and chloride are seen which is consistent with viral meningitis and/or encephalitis. Blood gas analysis Arterial oxygen partial ...
the probability of having elevated HbA1c remained no higher than 17% for men and women of the same age and FPG level in the high-income western region and central and eastern Europe, which means that screen-detected diabetes that is manifested as isolated elevated HbA1c is relatively rare in...