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Lipitor is a drug that is used to treat high cholesterol, and it doesn't have any effect on blood pressure, but problems with high cholesterol causing blocks in arteries can contribute to high blood pressure. Learn about liver function tests and Lipitor with help from a physician's assistant in this free video on blood pressure.
The primary medication used for blood pressure is a diuretic, and the most commonly used diuretic is hydrochloric dioxide, which reduces the volume of blood. Learn about calcium channel blockers, meta blockers, alpha blockers and beta blockers with help from a physician's assistant in this free video on blood pressure.
High blood pressure in itself doesn't contribute to hair loss, but an area of skin with blood vessels that have been damaged by high blood pressure may have hair that stops growing. Discover why hair loss isn't a real concern of people with high blood pressure with help from a physician's assistant in this free video on blood pressure.
There is a familial connection concerning high blood pressure, meaning that a family with a history of high blood pressure places future members of the family at risk for high blood pressure. Discover the importance of letting a physician know about a family history of high blood pressure with help from a physician's assistant in this free video on blood pressure.
In order to check blood pressure, make sure the person is relaxed and at rest, and then use a sphygmomanometer to pump up the cuff, stopping the flow of blood in the arm. Find out how to measure blood pressure from the point that blood starts flowing until the cuff releases the pressure with help from a physician's assistant in this free video on blood pressure.
In order to lower blood pressure naturally, a person can learn how to meditate, she can do anything that reduces stress, and she can stop smoking. Limit salt intake to lower blood pressure naturally with help from a physician's assistant in this free video on blood pressure.
When charting blood pressure, remember that the top number is the systolic blood pressure, and the lower number is the diastolic blood pressure. Learn about the importance of rest before having a blood pressure reading with help from a physician's assistant in this free video on blood pressure.
Albert William Hedgepeth, Jr. Al Hedgepeth is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned his degree as a P.A. in 1980. He currently works as a gynecological P.A. for Wake County. Hedgepeth also has interest and experience in cardiac surgery, orthopedics, mental health and general medicine.dkdk
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