Physical Symptoms of High Blood
Pressure
It is very
important that a thorough examination is made of anyone
complaining of any type of illness and their blood pressure checked.
Physical symptoms of high blood pressure can often vary and
consequently confuse an attending
physician.
It frequently happens that doctors
diagnose high blood pressure [ Hypertension ] when
examining patients who have visited them complaining of
quite a different ailment.
If a case of high blood pressure is left
undetected for any period of time, depending on its
severity it can cause serious problems for all critical
organs of the body. This can include cardiac problems and
kidney and liver disease. It may also cause a stroke and
affect a person's vision..read more
about hypertension
Physical Symptoms of high blood pressure
include: 
Most of these symptoms may
easily be mistaken and attributed to other medical
conditions, or the high blood pressure may be a symptom
of another problem so it is very important that patients
with physical symptoms of high blood pressure are
thoroughly investigated and the appropriate medical tests
carried out.
Vital organs damaged by high blood
pressure
In some cases the
high blodd pressure may have caused damage to other vital
organs in the body and
consequently the focus of the physician's diagnosis is
diverted.This can sometimes mean the underlying cause of
the problem namely, the high blood pressure is missed.
The attending doctor should always check the blood
pressure when any of these physical symptoms of high
blood pressure are present.
As an example some of the symptoms mentioned
above may also relate to diabetes, especially if a
diabetic person is suffering from a hypoglycemic
attack.
Regrettably, they also mimic the signs of
someone who is very drunk, and there has been occasions
where someone who is suffering from the side effects of
high blood pressure have not been treated in the correct
manner because it has been assumed they were under the
influence of alcohol.
Other physical symptoms of high blood
pressure:
If the raised blood pressure has caused
cardiac damage, then the patient may complain
of:
v tiredness
and lethargy even after just slight
exertions.
v
breathlessness and clammy with perspiration. This
could be due to damage sustained to the heart which
should be investigated and treated as a matter of
urgency.
v other
physical symptoms of high blood pressure may relate to
excretory organs such as the kidneys.
v there may
be an increase in the frequency of passing urine or
accompanying pain.
v signs of
dullness and dehydration of the skin due to a loss of
electrolytes in the body.
Other physical symptoms of high blood pressure
may be lesions to the ocular region. If the retina or eye
blood vessels are affected, there may be a deterioration
in the patient's vision.
If left untreated, there is a real possibility
of permanent damage or loss of eyesight.
In conclusion other physical symptoms of high
blood pressure may also include a person becoming
increasingly lethargic with a reluctance to move or do
anything.
There might also be indications of clinical
depression.
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