Signs of Hypertension or High Blood Pressure

What is difference between sign and symptom. A Symptom is everything that patients tell to a Doctor, and Signs is everything that a Doctor see in a patient. Now what are signs of Hypertension.

In majority of patients the only sign is High Blood pressure. However, Examination of Retina of Eye may reveal various abnormalities which are known as Keith- Wagener Retinal changes. These changes in retinal arteries are devided into 4 grades depending upon tortuosity of retinal arteries, arteriovenous nipping, haemorrhages, and papilloedema. The presence of heamorrages, exudates or papilloedema is diagnostic of Malignant Hypertension which requires urgent treatment.

High blood pressure is called "the silent killer" because you can have it for years without knowing it. The only way to find out if you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure measured.

Using a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope or electronic sensor, your doctor or nurse can take
your blood pressure and tell you if it is high.