Dealing With Secondary High Blood Pressure

And if the person is cured of the disease that is causing the secondary blood pressure, then your high blood pressure is automatically lowered.

How Your Kidneys Functions

Your kidneys filter over 200 quarts of blood each day and remove over 2 quarts of waste products and water which flow into the bladder as urine through tubes called ureters.

Your kidneys are essential for your own good health and inefficient or damaged kidneys can result in wastes accumulating in the blood and causing serious damage.

Common Causes Of Secondary High Blood Pressure

• Damage to the eyes, kidneys or heart.


• Family history of kidney disease


• Flushing spells, is when your skin turns red and hot.


• Increased body pigmentation and pigmented stretch marks


• Intolerance to heat


• You have a loud humming sound in your abdomen, and that is called a bruit.


• When the potassium level in your blood is low.
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• Rapid pulse


• And, the onset of high blood pressure before the age of 20 or past age 50.

When you are able to find and treat secondary high blood pressure early, you are more likely to return to normal before permanent changes to your body occur.

The Kidneys

If your kidneys' arteries are blocked or the tissues are damaged these conditions can lead to high blood pressure.

Then your kidneys are unable to function normally and do not eliminate sodium at a normal rate, that leads to salt and water retention and of course high blood pressure.

These every day drugs, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, and acetaminophen, can also cause impaired functions to your kidneys.

Damaged kidney tissues accounts for about 50% of the cases reported.

And, usually the tissues are damaged from illnesses such as diabetes, certain medications, injury to the kidney, or if you have a hereditary disease that results in cysts or sacs filled with fluid.

Diagnosing Kidney Tissue Damage

Your damaged kidney tissues can lead to chronic or acute high blood pressure.

Acute high blood pressure flares up in a few days, while chronic blood takes months or even years to develop.

Chronic blood pressure can cause obstruction to the tube of your urine that comes from the kidney to the bladder.

Acute blood pressure is usually seen in children and adults who suddenly pass dark urine and whose faces are swollen. This condition can occur after a sore throat caused by a bacteria called streptococcus.

This acute condition can be easily treated by restricting you with salt restriction and drugs if necessary.

Testing and Treating Damaged Kidney Tissue

Usually these blood tests do not register abnormality until the latter stages of kidney disease.

So if you have any symptoms that include feelings of discomfort in your lower back, drowsiness, nauseous and smokey or red-colored urine immediately consult with your doctor.

And, to reduce infection to your kidneys drink a gallon of water mixed with 8 oz. of unsweetened cranberry juice daily.

Remember that secondary high blood pressure can be cured if you find the cause early.

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