Tag Archive for Elevated Blood Pressure

High blood pressure (hypertension)

High blood pressureFor high blood pressure, the pressure in the vessels is increased. This increases the risk of stroke, vascular diseases and other serious heart condition

Overview

Normal blood pressure values ??are 140/90 mmHg. (Also called arterial hypertension) High blood pressure measuring these values ??are exceeded repeatedly or continuously.

High blood pressure occurs mainly as primary hypertension, high blood pressure that is “in itself”. This means that it is not caused by other diseases. Only about ten to fifteen percent of sufferers are specific diseases, such as kidney, adrenal or thyroid gland is the cause (secondary hypertension). With the treatment of these diseases are often also regulated the elevated blood pressure. Read more

Incontinence

incontinenceWhat is incontinence?

The term urinary incontinence  is defined as the involuntary, that is involuntary loss of urine due to different diseases in the urinary bladder and their locking mechanisms.

The involuntary loss of urine can have many causes. Accordingly, we distinguish different forms, such as stress incontinence, Urge or urge incontinence, reflex incontinence, overflow incontinence and incontinence extraurethrale. Read more