What are the symptoms of severe hypertension?

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In China, essential hypertension accounts for about 90%, symptomatic hypertension accounts for about 10%, including chronic nephritis, renal vascular disease, aortic coarctation, primary aldosteronism, Cushing's syndrome, pheochromocytoma and so on. From the incidence factor and incidence rate, Male is higher than female, north is higher than south, urban is higher than rural, what are the symptoms of severe hypertension? Let's talk about it

What are the symptoms of severe hypertension?

Severe hypertension or long-term hypertension without treatment, due to brain, eye, heart and kidney damage, can appear headache, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, restlessness, cold hands and feet, blurred vision and other symptoms.

Occasionally, patients with severe hypertension have drowsiness or even coma due to brain edema, which is called "hypertensive encephalopathy" and needs immediate treatment. Headache, heaviness, dizziness. Headache caused by hypertension is very common, and it is also an important symptom to show the progress of hypertension.

Paralysis of hands and feet. Hypertension patients have the phenomenon of hand and toe paralysis. This kind of hand and foot paralysis is not a simple hand and foot paralysis, and most of the motor system will also have paralysis. This phenomenon is not temporary and will not disappear in a short time. In the end, it will lead to hemiplegia.

matters needing attention

Appropriate intake of protein, the amount of protein per kilogram of body weight per day for hypertensive patients is appropriate, 2-3 times a week to eat fish protein, can improve vascular elasticity and permeability, increase urinary sodium excretion, thereby reducing blood pressure, such as hypertension with renal insufficiency, should limit the intake of protein.