Question

A patient has been recently diagnosed with hypertension.  They do not understand why they need to be on medications, as they “don’t feel any different”.  What  are 3 major complications of hypertension?

Answer 1

ANSWER.

Three major complication of Hypertension.

    * Atherosclerosis.

           High blood pressure make the arteries more hard and thick which results in

           atherosclerosis and leads to myocardial infarction.

   * Hemorrhagic stroke.

          High blood pressure results in rupture of blood vessels which supply blood to the

         brain tissues leads to hemorrhagic stroke.

* Hypertensive nephropathy.

       High blood pressure damages the blood vessels,glomeruli and other kidney tissues in the

       kidney leads to nephropathy.