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Is it normal for a 17 yr old to have high blood pressure? |
Hi, i'm a 17 yr old male and i was told by a doctor at the hospital that i have "very high blood pressure for my age"..... I believe it was 154 over 86 when i was in the hospital a few nights ago but i'm not 100% sure (I was in the hospital for a recluse spider bite)............Anyway it went down a little, to about 134, but it shot up to 162 over 76 or something like that and it seems like it gets higher throughout the course of the day.........I am not overweight or anything...i am tall, 6'3 and 205...but i don't consider it overweight with my height................Anyway i don't know anything about it other than its high but i would appreciate any advise as this is a very strange thing that has occurred in my life.....thank you. Only in a small minority of patients with elevated arterial pressure can a specific cause be identified. These individuals will probably have an endocrine or renal defect that if corrected would bring blood pressure back to normal values. Renal Hypertension Hypertension produced by diseases of the kidney. A simple explanation for renal vascular hypertension is that decreased perfusion of renal tissue due to stenosis of a main or branch renal artery activates the renin-angiotensin system. Adrenal Hypertension Hypertension is a feature of a variety of adrenal cortical abnormalities. In primary aldosteronism there is a clear relationship between the aldosterone-induced sodium retention and the hypertension. In patients with pheochromocytoma increased secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine by a tumor (most often located in the adrenal medulla) causes excessive stimulation of [adrenergic receptors], which results in peripheral vasoconstriction and cardiac stimulation. This diagnosis is confirmed by demonstrating increased urinary excretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine and/or their metabolites (vanillylmandelic acid). Hypercalcemia Coarctation of the Aorta Age. Over time, the number of collagen fibers in artery and arteriole walls increases, making blood vessels stiffer. With the reduced elasticity comes a smaller cross-sectional area in systole, and so a raised mean arterial blood pressure. Environment A number of environmental factors have been implicated in the development of hypertension, including salt intake, obesity, occupation, alcohol intake, family size, excessive noise exposure., and crowding. Salt Sensitivity Sodium is the environmental factor that has received the greatest attention. It is to be noted that approximately 60% of the essential hypertension population is responsive to sodium intake. Role of Renin Renin is an enzyme secreted by the juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney and linked with aldosterone in a negative feedback loop.The range of plasma renin activities observed in hypertensive subjects is broader than in normotensive individuals. In consequence, some hypertensive patients have been defined as having low-renin and others as having high-renin essential hypertension. Insulin Resistance Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas. Its main purpose is to regulate the levels of glucose in the body, it also has some other effects. Insulin resistance and/or hyperinsulinemia have been suggested as being responsible for the increased arterial pressure in some patients with hypertension. This feature is now widely recognized as part of syndrome X, or the metabolic syndrome. Genetics Hypertension is one of the most common complex genetic disorders, with genetic heritability averaging 30%. Data supporting this view emerge from animal studies as well as in population studies in humans. Most of these studies support the concept that the inheritance is probably multifactorial or that a number of different genetic defects each have an elevated blood pressure as one of their phenotypic expressions. More than 50 genes have been examined in association studies with hypertension, and the number is constantly growing. Other Etiologies There are some anecdotal or transient causes of high blood pressure. These are not to be confused with the disease called hypertension in which there is an intrinsic physiopathological mechanism as described above. it shouldnt be any higher than 129/70, maybe you need blood pressure meds That's a question for a medical doctor, not us Yahoos here in Yahoo Answer. My guess would be no, not really. I'm in my late 30's and mine is borderline; I work in a stressful job and don't eat right sometimes. We're only guessing here but maybe the recluse spider venom had something to do with it? NO IT IS NOT NORMAL, YOU SHOULD TAKE IT DAILY FOR TWO WEEKS AND WRITE IT DOWN THEN SEE YOUR DOCTOR. In this day and age it's possible because of all the fast food at our disposal....all the Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonalds...etc...etc...That stuff is packed with sodium....Not to mention all the salty snacks on the market. Cut back on your sodium intake. If that's not the culprit, make another appointment with your doctor, to see what the cause can be, and have them advise you on what's best to lower it. it is not normal. Consult a good physician. In the meantime you can use carrot soup with no salt twice a day this will help you a lot. ayurveda. |
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