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monitoring blood pressure, untreated hypertension, lifestyle changes, dash diet, high blood pressure tests, exercise, lower blood pressure, blood pressure check, blood pressure, high blood pressure, hypertension means high blood pressure, generally means, systolic blood pressure is consistently over 140, systolic, "top" number of blood pressure measurement, represents the pressure generated, the heart beats, diastolic blood pressure is consistently over 90, diastolic, "bottom" number of blood pressure measurement, represents the pressure, in the vessels, the heart is at rest, of these numbers too high, pre-hypertension, systolic blood pressure is between 120, 139, diastolic blood pressure is between 80, 89 on multiple readings, have pre-hypertension, likely to develop high blood pressure at some point, recommend lifestyle changes to bring blood pressure down to normal range, blood pressure is determined by the amount, blood pumped by the heart, the arteries, many other factors, affect blood pressure, volume of water, salt content, the kidneys, nervous system, blood vessels, levels of various hormones, essential hypertension has no identifiable cause, caused by genetics, environmental factors, diet, how much salt use, "secondary" hypertension is high blood pressure, another disorder, adrenal gland tumors, cushing's syndrome, kidney disorders, glomerulonephritis, inflammation of kidneys, renal vascular obstruction, narrowing, renal failure, use of medications, drugs, chemicals, oral contraceptives, hemolytic-uremic syndrome, henoch-schonlein purpura, periarteritis nodosa, radiation enteritis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, wilms' tumor, no symptoms, experience a mild headache, headache is severe, experience any, the symptoms below, must be seen by a doctor right away, a sign of dangerously high blood pressure, malignant hypertension, a complication from high blood pressure, tiredness, confusion, vision changes, angina-like chest pain, crushing chest pain, heart failure, blood in urine, nosebleed, irregular heartbeat, ear noise, buzzing, hypertension suspected, the blood pressure is high at any single measurement, confirmed, blood pressure measurements, repeated over time, blood pressure consistently elevated over 140 systolic, 90 diastolic, hypertension, look, signs of complications to heart, kidneys, eyes, organs in body, systolic blood pressure consistently between 130, 139, diastolic blood pressure consistently between 80, 89, pre-hypertension, recommend, encourage lifestyle changes, weight loss, exercise, nutritional changes, suspected causes, complications performed, guided by the symptoms presented, history, results of examination, goal of treatment, reduce blood pressure to a level where there is decreased risk of complications, occur at home, close supervision by the health care provider, in the hospital, medications, diuretics, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme, ace, inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, arbs, alpha blockers, medications hydralazine, minoxidil, diazoxide, nitroprusside required blood pressure is very high, have blood pressure checked at regular intervals, recommended by doctor, lifestyle changes, reduce high blood pressure, weight loss, exercise, dietary adjustments, "prevention", hypertension is controllable, lifelong monitoring, require adjustments periodically, hypertensive heart disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, blood vessel damage, arteriosclerosis, aortic dissection, kidney damage, kidney failure, stroke, brain damage, loss of vision, diagnosed, high blood pressure, important to have blood pressure checked at annual exams, history of high blood pressure in family, have high blood pressure, have regularly scheduled appointments, in between appointments, have any, the symptoms listed below, blood pressure remains high, assumes the use of a home blood pressure monitor, call doctor right away, severe headache, excessive tiredness, confusion, visual changes, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, shortness of breath, significant sweating, lifestyle changes, help control high blood pressure, lose weight, overweight, excess weight adds to strain on the heart, weight loss the only treatment needed, exercise to help heart, adjust diet, decrease fat, sodium, salt, msg, baking soda all contain sodium, increase fruits, vegetables, fiber, follow health care provider's recommendations to modify, treat, control possible causes, secondary hypertension, wang y, wang qj, prevalence of prehypertension, hypertension among us adults according, new joint national committee guidelines, new challenges, the old problem, arch intern med, 164(19, 2126-34, seventh report, the joint national committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, treatment of high blood pressure, jnc 7, rockville, md, national heart, lung, blood institute, health, human services, august 2004, national institutes of health publication no, 04-5230. , eyre h, kahn r, robertson rm, et al, preventing cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, a common agenda, the american cancer society, american diabetes association, american heart association, circulation,  2004, 109(25, 3244-55, whelton pk, he j, appel lj, et al, primary prevention of hypertension, clinical, public health advisory from national high blood pressure education program, jama,  2002, 288(15, 1882-8.