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Hypertensive Renal Disease Learning Center

·Basic Info

·In Depth

Blood Pressure Basics

Eating Healthier

Getting Exercise

Losing Weight

Quitting Smoking, Limiting Alcohol

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Hypertensive Renal Disease

Renal failure(kidney failure) is caused primarily by chronic high blood pressure(hypertension) over many years. Hypertension is the second major cause, after diabetes, of end stage renal disease(ESRD) and is responsible...

Basic Info

Symptoms

Universal symptoms of ESRD are severe fatigue, fluid retention (edema) and elevated blood pressure readings. Other s...

Causes

Anemia is common. Blood pressure is elevated, and even patients who did not have hypertension prior to the onset of E...

Tests

Anemia is common. Blood pressure is elevated, and even patients who did not have hypertension prior to the onset of E...

Treatments

High Blood Pressure Management

Drugs

Risk Factors

Age over 40

Complications

Most patients will eventually need a transplanted kidney to continue to live. The survival rate for those on kidney ...

Prevention

Doctor Specialties

Basic Info

In Depth

Blood Pressure Basics

What Is Blood Pressure?

Why Control High Blood Pressure?

Checking Blood Pressure

Eating Healthier

Managing Hypertension With the DASH Diet

Could a Nutrition Expert Help You?

Using Herbs and Spices

Getting Exercise

Using Exercise to Ease Chronic Conditions

How Much Exercise Is Enough?

Motivation for Diet and Exercise

Losing Weight

How Weight Affects High Blood Pressure

Small Weight Changes Mean Big Health Gains

Weight Management: Getting Started

Quitting Smoking, Limiting Alcohol

Quitting Smoking

Limiting Alcohol

Managing Stress

Understanding the Stress/Health Connection

Stress Can Increase Your Risk of Heart Disease

Identifying Causes of Stress

Taking Medication

Managing High Blood Pressure

Guidelines for Safe Medicine Use

Easy Ways to Remember to Take Your Medications

Test Your IQ

Blood Pressure Quiz

Low Blood Pressure Quiz

Heart Disease Prevention Quiz

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