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HOW TO PROTECT THE KIDNEYS WHY IS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE DANGEROUS? painful urination, or if you have unexplained fatigue. or lack of exercise. doctor. blood pressure because of family history, racial group, overweight, diabetes, older age, racial group, because of family history, blood pressure 2498 Janet Torpy, MD, Writer Janet Torpy, MA, Illustrator Cassio Lynm, M. Glass, MD, Editor Richard Paying attention to both blood pressure control and blood sugar management will help control Paying attention to both blood pressure chances of developing kidney disease. reduce • See a doctor if you experience swelling, decreased urine flow, blood in your urine, urine flow, • See a doctor if you experience swelling, decreased at special risk for kidney disease. are Persons with diabetes and high blood pressure • Maintain a healthy weight. regularly. • Exercise • Eat a low-salt, low-fat diet that is rich in vegetables and fruits. • Control your blood pressure with diet, exercise, and medication as prescribed by your and medication as prescribed exercise, with diet, your blood pressure • Control • Know your blood pressure—see a doctor regularly, especially if you are at risk for high especially if you are regularly, a doctor • Know your blood pressure—see It is important to know that a person can have high blood pressure and not be aware of and not be aware high blood pressure It is important to know that a person can have Damage to the body’ it because he or she does not have any symptoms. is not controlled. a person develops any symptoms if high blood pressure occur before allowing buildup of substances that can be toxic to the body. Eventually the kidneys fail, Eventually toxic to the body. allowing buildup of substances that can be and life. the person’s necessary to preserve vessels in the body. These vessels are in all organs of the body, including the kidneys, the including of the body, in all organs These vessels are vessels in the body. (blood vessels that carry blood to or heart, and the brain. Damage to the arteries this organ damage. In the kidney, organs and in insufficient blood flow to those results damage is called organ High blood pressure makes the heart work harder and can also damage the small blood and can also damage the small harder makes the heart work High blood pressure the kidneys. on and its effect high blood pressure High blood pressure is the second leading cause of kidney failure, failure, is the second leading cause of kidney High blood pressure likely 6 times more African Americans are surpassed only by diabetes. to high blood pressure. related failure renal than whites to have chronic controlled hypertension. Kidney problems are also called also called are Kidney problems hypertension. controlled dysfunction disease. at risk for having hypertensive kidney more Americans, are H or poorly who have undetected, untreated, occur often in persons Hypertensive Kidney Disease Kidney Hypertensive Downloaded From: https://jamanetwork.com/ on 09/26/2021