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    A Simple Guide to Hypertension and Heart Diseases
    A Simple Guide to Hypertension and Heart Diseases
    A Simple Guide to Hypertension and Heart Diseases
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    A Simple Guide to Hypertension and Heart Diseases

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Hypertension, or high blood pressure, refers to a condition in which the blood is pumped
    around the body above normal pressure.

    It is a silent disorder and the only way to detect it is to have your blood pressure checked.

    When is it High Blood Pressure?

    Blood pressure is not fixed.

    It varies with time of day or night, physical activity and emotional factors.

    Therefore, blood pressure has to be taken under resting condition and on more than one
    occasion.

    A blood pressure reading of 120/80 is read as 120 over 80 millimetres of mercury.

    The top number is your systolic pressure.

    This is the pressure in your arteries when your heart pumps.

    The bottom number is your diastolic blood pressure.

    This is the pressure measured in your arteries when your heart relaxes between pumps.

    Blood pressure may vary from 100/60 in a young healthy woman to 130/80.

    Normal blood pressure is below 130/80; blood pressure between 130/80 and 139/89 is called "pre-hypertension", and a blood pressure of 140/90 or above is considered high.

    Hypertension is present when your blood pressure is persistently at or above 140/90.

    People with diabetes or kidney disease must strive to maintain their blood pressure at
    around 130/80 because they are at higher risk of complications of hypertension.

    What are the Causes of Hypertension?

    In 95% of cases, there is no definite known cause and it is known as essential hypertension.

    Older people and men are more likely to develop high blood pressure.

    It also tends to run in families.

    Although, you may inherit the tendency to get high blood pressure, other lifestyle choices
    (eating an unhealthy diet, smoking, not exercising) will often determine if you eventually
    get the disease.

    The other 5% of high blood pressure cases are due to kidney disease, glandular
    (hormone/endocrine) problems or a side effect of some medications and are called
    secondary hypertension.

    Listed below are some causes of secondary hypertension.
    1. Adrenal gland tumors

    2. Cushing's syndrome

    3. Kidney disorders

    4. Kidney failure

    5. Use of medications, drugs, or other chemicals

    6. Pregnancy or the use of oral contraceptives

    7. Diabetes mellitus

    8. Obesity

    TABLE OF CONTENT

    Chapter 1 Hypertension

    Chapter 2 Coronary Heart Disease

    Chapter 3 Atrial Fibrillation

    Chapter 4 Heart Failure

    Chapter 5 Congenital Heart Disease

    Chapter 6 Cardiogenic Shock

    Chapter 7 Pericarditis

    Chapter 8 Tachycardia

    Chapter 9 Bradycardia

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateNov 11, 2012
    ISBN9781301944378
    A Simple Guide to Hypertension and Heart Diseases
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      A Simple Guide to Hypertension and Heart Diseases - Kenneth Kee

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      to

      Hypertension

      And

      Heart Disease

      by

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2012 Smashwords Edition

      Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      to my wife Dorothy

      and my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      and Kelvin

      This book describes the Hypertension and Heart Diseases which are seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Chapter 1

      Hypertension

      What is Hypertension?

      Hypertension, or high blood pressure, refers to a condition in which the blood is pumped

      around the body above normal pressure.

      It is a silent disorder and the only way to detect it is to have your blood pressure checked.

      When is it High Blood Pressure?

      Blood pressure is not fixed.

      It varies with time of day or night, physical activity and emotional factors.

      Therefore, blood pressure has to be taken under resting condition and on more than one

      occasion.

      A blood pressure reading of 120/80 is read as 120 over 80 millimetres of mercury.

      The top number is your systolic pressure.

      This is the pressure in your arteries when your heart pumps.

      The bottom number is your diastolic blood pressure.

      This is the pressure measured in your arteries when your heart relaxes between pumps.

      Blood pressure may vary from 100/60 in a young healthy woman to 130/80.

      Normal blood pressure is below 130/80; blood pressure between 130/80 and 139/89 is called pre-hypertension, and a blood pressure of 140/90 or above is considered high.

      Hypertension is present when your blood pressure is persistently at or above 140/90.

      People with diabetes or kidney disease must strive to maintain their blood pressure at

      around 130/80 because they are at higher risk of complications of hypertension.

      What are the Causes of Hypertension?

      In 95% of cases, there is no definite known cause and it is known as essential hypertension.

      Older people and men are more likely to develop high blood pressure.

      It also tends to run in families.

      Although, you may inherit the tendency to get high blood pressure, other lifestyle choices

      (eating an unhealthy diet, smoking, not exercising) will often determine if you eventually

      get the disease.

      The other 5% of high blood pressure cases are due to kidney disease, glandular

      (hormone/endocrine) problems or a side

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