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This nine page paper outlines the physiological basis of hypertension and addresses how various drugs address that physiology. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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blood pressure of 90 mm HG or greater (Allen, 2009). Problems such as hypertension are chronic problems that can, if left unaddressed, develop into potentially life-threatening problems. While
the early stages of the condition are relative innocuous, hypertension which is untreated over longer periods of time can irreversibly damage not only the heart but the peripheral blood vessels
and numerous other organs. Renal damage is of particular concern. Fischer and Avorn (2004) report that sixty percent of Americans
over the age of sixty-four have hypertension. For the population as a whole an estimated thirty-three percent struggle with this condition (Allen, 2009). According to Allen (2009) some
972 million around the world suffered from hypertension in 2000. Even more disturbingly, by 2025 that number is expected to increase to 1.56 billion (Allen, 2009). Obviously, treating
hypertension is a major focus of modern-day medicine. Hypertension is, in fact, the most common problem Americans are diagnosed with in the medical setting (Allen, 2009). The pharmacological
approach to treating hypertension results in an estimated cost of "$7 billion to $15.5 billion per year" (Fischer and Avorn, 2004). This cost combines with the severe physiological impacts
of the disease to emphasize the point that treatment should be as efficacious as possible. This, of course, necessitates approaching treatment from a clear understanding of just what is
causing the hypertension. Hypertension can result from a number of physiological causes. For primary hypertension the causes are not fully
understood. They can be related to anything from genetics to problems in the sympathetic nervous system. Secondary hypertension, of course, arises in combination with other medical problems.
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