How does high blood pressure affect the kidneys?




A health care provider diagnoses high blood pressure with multiple blood pressure tests—often repeated over several visits to a health care provider’s office—show that a systolic blood pressure is consistently above 140 or a diastolic blood pressure is consistently above 90. Health care providers measure blood pressure with a blood pressure cuff. Individuals can also buy blood pressure cuffs at discount chain stores and drugstores to observe their blood pressure at home.  

High blood pressure will harm blood vessels within the kidneys, reducing their ability to work properly. When the force of blood flow is high, blood vessels stretch thus blood flows more simply. Eventually, this stretching scars and weakens blood vessels throughout the body, together those within the kidneys. If the kidneys’ blood vessels are damaged, they will stop removing wastes and additional fluid from the body. Extra fluid in the blood vessels might raise blood pressure even more, making a dangerous cycle.

Renal hypertension usually causes no symptoms. The narrowing in the arteries can't be felt. Unless it's dangerously high, high blood pressure causes no symptoms, either. Symptoms of severely elevated blood pressure include:
·         Headache
·         Confusion
·         Blurry or double vision
·         Bloody (pink-colored) urine
·         Nosebleed

Protect your kidneys by managing your blood pressure
Controlling your pressure is an crucial way to reduce kidney disease, and to reduce your risk of heart condition and stroke. Your doctor will need to confirm that blood pressure is lower than 140/90 mmHg, and in some cases as low as 130/80 mmHg.
ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers are usually primary alternative of blood pressure medicine for someone with kidney disease. This is because they help protect the kidneys against further damage. If these medicines do not lower your blood pressure enough then other blood pressure medicines can be used.
If you have diabetes as well as high blood pressure, it is very necessary to keep this controlled. Diabetes can cause serious harm to your kidneys if it is not treated properly.

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