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Alternate Names : Blood Pressure - High, HBP

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High Blood Pressure: Common Causes

Most of the time, no cause is identified and this is called essential hypertension. Other times, there may be an identifiable reason why your blood pressure is high. This is called secondary hypertension. Some of the secondary reasons why you may have high blood pressure are as follows:

Medications (such as appetite suppressants, cold preparations, and migraine medications)
Habitual alcohol use
Excess sodium (salt) in your diet
Obesity
Anxiety or stress
Arteriosclerosis
Coarctation of the aorta
Pain
Renal artery stenosis
Diabetes
Drugs such as alcohol toxicity or cocaine
Renal disease

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Diseases & Conditions

• Atherosclerosis
• Coarctation of the Aorta
• Diabetes
• Essential Hypertension
• Renal Artery Stenosis

Tests & Exams

• Abdominal Film
• Blood Pressure
• CHEM-20
• Urinalysis

Other Topics

• Alcohol Use
• Obesity
• Physical Examination
• Sodium in Diet
• Stress and Anxiety
• Weight Loss - Unintentional

Review Date : 6/4/2003
Reviewed By : A.D.A.M. Editorial. Previous Review: Debbie Cohen, M.D., Renal and Electrolyte Division, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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