What are the common names for Hypertension?
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) BLOOD PRESSURE HIGH
Blood Pressure Check
Blood Pressure, High
Blood Pressure, Increased
Blood Pressures, High
Evaluation & Treatment of Blood Pressure
HBP
HTN
HYPERTENSION ARTERIAL
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
High Blood Pressures
Hipertensión
Hypertension
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Hypertension in Children
Hypertension in Obesity
Hypertension in Pregnancy
Hypertension related disorders
Hypertension-Complex
Hypertension-Drug Resistent
Hypertension-Postoperative
Hypertension/High Blood Pressure
Hypertension/Kidney Disease
Hypertension/Kidney Disease in Pregnancy
Hypertensionist
Hypertensive Emergencies
Hypertensive disease
Hypertesion
Hypertinsion
Hypertionsion
Increased blood pressure
Pressure, high blood
Vascular Hypertensive Disorder
antihypertensive medications
difficult/resistant hypertension
hyperpiesia
hyperpiesis
hypertensive disorder
stenoses as a cause of hypertension (high blood pressure)
systemic hypertension
vascular hypertension
What is the definition of Hypertension?
Pathological increase in blood pressure; a repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg.
What type of doctors treat Hypertension?
Cardiologist (heart)
Cardiovascular Disease
An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.
Nephrologist (kidney)
Nephrology
An internist who treats disorders of the kidney, high blood pressure, fluid and mineral balance and dialysis of body wastes when the kidneys do not function. This specialist consults with surgeons about kidney transplantation.
Pediatrician
Pediatrics
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
Surgical Specialist
Surgery
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
