Re: One cause of High Blood Pressure

On 2005-06-26, Robert <Robertitsme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> "Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:jason-2606051006410001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> Some of the people that have high blood pressure continue to have high
>> blood pressure even if their cholesterol levels are normal. I realize that
>> there are several reasons for this fact. However, the report below
>> mentions one of those reasons. The report indicates that PRIMARY
>> ALDOSTERONISM "may be responsible for as many as one in 10 cases of high
>> blood pressure." There is additional information about Primary
>> Aldosteronism at the site mentioned below.
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> The diagnostic workup of high cholesterol and the diagnostic workup of high
> blood pressure are different.
> Everybody has a complete workup when diagnosed with high blood pressure.
> Essential hypertension implies no known cause.
> No one doubts that sodium which is absorbed through aldosterone is somehow
> involved in some cases. In others Calcium exertion on blood vessel
> constriction or through age related isolated systolic hypertension as a
> result of reduced elasticity of blood vessels.
> They tell everybody to avoid sodium and some people like diabetics are more
> sensitive to sodium's effects on blood pressure.
> Typically as sodium is absorbed through the renal action of aldosterone then
> potassium is lost. One ends up with a high blood sodium and a low blood
> potassium level. The increase in sodium leads to water retention and thus
> high blood pressure.
> Diuretics act by excreting the sodium and the water follows with a decrease
> in blood pressure.
> In short all medications act on known mechanisms of blood pressure
> regulation.
> Malignant hypertension or hypertension associated with other diseases like
> pheochromocytoma or renal failure that can kill you are important in ruling
> out any new cases of hypertension.
> All symptoms and the rapidity of onset is important.
> They usually do a complete chemistry panel with urinalysis and an EKG to
> check for things like left sided hypertrophy as a diagnostic workup
> depending on symptomatology for hypertension.
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> The most common cause of lipemia of blood is diabetes.
> The insulin resistance causes lipid alternations. Hypothyroidism and alcohol
> are other causes that can be seen in blood parameters.
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There is also the psychological irritants on the various newsgroups
by trolls, spammers & usually constant same consistent personal attacks.
Also the "spammers" who claim all sorts of reasons for doing or not
doing what they claim is the "true and only way".

The pressures of staying alive also cause high blood pressure as well
as the "cop out" of saying "it's all due to genetics".

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