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Low Potassium (Hypokalemia) Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention on
Featured low potassium (hypokalemia) patient discussions on diagnosis “I had two TIAs (mini strokes) in the course of one month. Upon taking blood in the hospital they found low potassium levels. I started taking potassium pills in the hospital and followed up with my family doctor. It is still low but not as low as [...]
High Blood Pressure Prevention
Hypertension or high blood pressure has been responsible for the premature deaths of many people over recent years. Whether through heart disease, stroke or kidney failure, the overall cause is generally high blood pressure. As the number of hypertension casualties has risen dramatically over recent years, this is due to the deterioration in our lifestyles. [...]
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Home Remedies, Treatment, Symptoms and Prevention on

Urinary Tract Infection in Adults (UTI in Adults) Urinary tract infection (UTI) introduction What are the causes of UTI? Who is at risk for UTIs? What about recurrent urinary tract infections? What about UTIs and pregnancy? What are UTI symptoms and signs? How is a UTI diagnosed? What are UTI home remedies and treatment? What [...]
High Blood Pressure (hypertension) Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention on
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Revising Medical Author: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP Revising Medical Editor: Jay W. Marks, MD What is high blood pressure (hypertension)? How is the blood pressure measured? How is blood pressure defined? Isolated systolic high blood pressure White coat high blood pressure Borderline high blood pressure What causes high blood pressure? [...]
Prevention of stroke. Blood pressure management. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
Primary Authors: Patrice Lindsay BScN PhD; Mark Bayley MD; Chelsea Hellings BScH; Michael Hill MSc MD; Elizabeth Woodbury BCom MHA, Stephen Phillips MBBS Working Group Members: Dr. Stephen Phillips* (Co-Chair) Director, Acute Stroke Program, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS; Ms. Alison McDonald (Co-Chair) Physiotherapist, Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, Queen Elizabeth II Health [...]
Exforge 160 Side Effects
Exforge is a medication used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). Exforge is a combination of the medications amlodipine and valsartan. Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker, and valsartan is an angiotensin receptor II blocker. Both medications relax your blood vessels and subsequently reduce blood pressure. Typically, you can take 160mg of Exforge once daily [...]