What causes hypertension?
Patient: hi i'm 27 yrs old,male.i was diagnosed to have a hypertension, my normal B.P is 130/100, i wighted 215lbs, 6'0 ft tall. Now, my nose on the right side is bleeding for almost a week now, and my partner saw a blood as well in my semen. i dont feel anything bad in my body. i only take diet pills for a month now that helped me to lose 20 lbs.i'm just worried if this bleeing is caused by the hypertension or caused by the pills? Doctor: Hey,In short - Stop taking the weight loss pill & do certain tests.Detail answer- Hypertension at your age has certain causes:1) Abnormal thyroid 2) Abnormal kidneys or obstruction of blood vessels of kidney3) Excess working of a gland of our body called adrenal gland4) Taking drugs like steroids or weight loss pillSo you need to first stop taking that pill & try to loose weight by exercising & dieting.You also need to do certain tests to rule out above stated conditions-Thyroid function test, KFT, renal Doppler, 24 hr urinary VMA & usg of whole abdomen.You are young & hypertension can be cured if it has a cause. So you need to motivate yourself & you will be absolutely fine.ThanksDr Sameer Maheshwari