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The Cause Of Essential Hypertension Is What?
Health Encyclopedia: Renin
Plasma renin activity; Random plasma renin; PRA
Normal Values
Normal values range from 1.9 to 3.7 ng/ml/hour. Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories.
Note: ng/ml/hour = nanograms per milliliter per hour
What abnormal results mean
Higher-than-normal levels may indicate:
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Addison's disease -
Cirrhosis - Essential hypertension
- Hemorrhage (bleeding)
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Hypokalem...
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Health Guide
Essential hypertension
Hypertension - essential Prevention Prevention is based upon lifestyle changes that include: Weight loss , if you are ... Read more »Essential hypertension
Essential hypertension refers to high blood pressure with no identifiable cause. Alternative Names Hypertension - essential Causes, incidence, and... Read more »Essential hypertension
...nutritional changes. Tests for suspected causes (called secondary hypertension) may be performed. Essential hypertension is diagnosed when NO causes can be found. Read more »Essential hypertension
...blockers Hydralazine, clonidine, doxazosin, and prazosin Expectations (prognosis) Essential hypertension is controllable with proper treatment. It requires lifelong monitoring,... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Causes
...factors.Genetic Factors. A number of genetic factors or interactions between genes play a major role in essential hypertension. Experts think that the chromosomes (13 and 18) house the genes... Read more »Images
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