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Treatment
In order to maintain the blood pressure within normal limits, the organs-thesaurus (that
is liver, spleen – pancreas, lungs, kidneys, heart) have to work perfectly. These organs
maintain and regulate the activity of the cardiovascular system (blood, arteries and veins). The
liver and the spleen – the pancreas regulate the blood fluidity and coordinate the areas of
blood irrigation. The lungs and the heart assure the optimum function of the small blood
circuit and, in its turn, the small blood circuit helps with the proper function of the big blood
circuit. By the secretion of angiotensin, the kidneys assure the return of the blood to the heart
and establish the degree of arterial and venous elasticity.
The existence of a chronic disease in one of these organs will create a favorable
context for hypertension. Therefore its treatment requires identification of the triggering
causes, assessment of the degree to which the cardio-vascular system is affected and treatment
of the morpho-functional alterations.
What is hypertension?
The blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood upon the artery walls when
circulating through the arteries. It is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and its
values are expressed by two figures (e.g., the normal values are 120/80 mm Hg for adults and
90/60 mm Hg for new born babies). The first figure is higher and it measures the systolic
pressure (the blood pressure in arteries in cardiac contraction). The second one, which is
lower, measures the diastolic pressure (the blood pressure in arteries in cardiac relaxation).
Manifestations
The rise of blood pressure causes major disorders in the body, being accompanied by
specific manifestations: headache, vision disorders, noise or tinnitus, arrhythmia, chest pains,
nose bleeding, confusion, dizziness, fatigue.
Causes
Cured pacients: