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2024年3月22日 · Very high levels of triglycerides are associated with liver and pancreas problems. Triglyceride levels above 1,500 mg/dL are considered extremely high and may cause the body to stop breaking down ...
2024年4月25日 · Getting a standard cholesterol screening may soon involve one more blood test that has been around for decades but is rarely used. Evidence continues to mount showing that the additional analysis ...
2023年11月8日 · Causes include: Cushing's syndrome. This rare condition happens when your cortisol hormone levels stay raised for too long. One symptom of the disease is high blood sugar. Diseases of the pancreas ...
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A blood pressure reading appears as two numbers. The first and higher of the two is a measure of systolic pressure, or the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats and fills them with blood. The second number measures diastolic pressure, or the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats.
Optimal blood pressure is less than 120/80 (systolic/diastolic). In healthy people, low blood pressure without any symptoms is not usually a concern and does not need to be treated. But low blood pressure can be a sign of an underlying problem -- especially in the elderly -- where it may cause inadequate blood flow to the heart, brain, and other vi...
Chronic low blood pressure with no symptoms is almost never serious. But health problems can occur when blood pressure drops suddenly and the brain is deprived of an adequate blood supply. This can lead to dizziness or lightheadedness. Sudden drops in blood pressure most commonly occur in someone who's rising from a lying down or sitting position t...
Postural hypotension is considered a failure of the cardiovascular system or nervous system to react appropriately to sudden changes. Normally, when you stand up, some blood pools in your lower extremities. Uncorrected, this would cause your blood pressure to fall. But your body normally compensates by sending messages to your heart to beat faster ...
The risk of both low and high blood pressure normally increases with age due in part to normal changes during aging. In addition, blood flow to the heart muscle and the brain declines with age, often as a result of plaque buildup in blood vessels. An estimated 10% to 20% of people over age 65 have postural hypotension.
2023年9月19日 · This test checks the amount of certain antibodies called immunoglobulins in your body. Antibodies are proteins that your immune cells make to fight off bacteria, viruses, and other harmful ...
2022年8月21日 · Itchy or sore patches of skin. Joint pain and inflammation. Thick, red, scaly patches on the skin. But psoriasis can affect your eyes, too. It can cause a condition called uveitis, when ...
2023年11月29日 · A1c Levels. For people without diabetes, the normal range for the hemoglobin A1c level is between 4% and 5.6%. Hemoglobin A1c levels in the range of 5.7%-6.4% mean you have prediabetes and a ...
