Why would a healthy patient with normal labs have high blood pressure:

Jan 8, 2025
4:59:04pm

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Assume the person to be an athlete, meaning someone who trains regularly on aerobic conditioning, well within normal weight parameters, but that person she sees an increase in her blood pressure?

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Why would a healthy patient with normal labs have high blood pressure:

Archaea

Jan 8, 4:59pm

Did they Google 'high blood pressure' before the test?

WaffleCheese

Jan 8, 5:03pm

Bad genes.

idcougarfan

Jan 8, 5:05pm

normal labwork rarely has any correlation with high blood pressure...

WorfoSAUR

Jan 8, 5:06pm

explain. What are causes of high blood pressure for a normal weight, healthy

Archaea

Jan 8, 5:08pm

for all that we pretend to know about practicing medicine and the human body, we still don''t know very much

jpesk2

Jan 8, 5:12pm

How does sleep apnea contribute?

Archaea

Jan 8, 5:13pm

I know that is a big one they say. But still hard to peg down just one reason — more than likely a combination

jpesk2

Jan 8, 5:17pm

Essential hypertension is the most common cause of

stlcougs

Jan 8, 5:08pm

I always try to reduce the tension in my life.

Cougar Junkie

Jan 8, 5:14pm

Do you have high BP?

Chester Copperpot

Jan 8, 5:13pm

Couldn’t electrolyte imbalances affect this ?

cre1ghton

Jan 8, 5:13pm

Genetics. I have generally good lab work. Blood pressure is always a bit high. I don’t worry about it.

JamieTartt

Jan 8, 5:17pm

Crossing legs or sitting incorrectly can cause BP to go up 20pts

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