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Which of the following non pharmacologic measures will give more benefit in a patient with Hypertension ?
Stop smoking or Stop Drinking ?
Please explain why ?
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| mjl1717
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i say smoking accelerate arteriosclerosis
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| doc_clotaire
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You wrong too buddy !
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Im sticking with my guns! Nicotine also increases Bp by;
1)Stimulating sympathetic ganglia
2)inhibiting parasympathetic ganglia
3)nicotine also stimulates chemoreceptors on carotid and aorta causing vasoconstriciton and tachcardia and increase Bp
4)If that is not enough it initiates discharge of epinephrine from adrenall medulla
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| chemamr
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could you explain the answer doc_clotaire?? I'm interested on this one.
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Cigarette smoking although increases the risk of cardiovascular substantially in patient suffering from hypertension , its moderation or cessation is NOT ASSOCIATED with a reduction of high blood pressure of high BP . Therefore cessation of cigarette smoking is srongly encourage in patients suffering from from Hypertension but ONLY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND NOT TO REDUCE HIGH BP
A CLEAR ASSOCIATION has been found betwen EXCESSIVE alcohol intake and development of hypertension . If average alcohol intake is greater than 2 drinks per day , Risk of development of Hypertension INCREASES by 1.5-2 times compared to general population and the risk increases substantially if average alcohol intake is greater than 5 drinks per day
On the other hand moderation of alcohol intake to 1-2 drinks per day also has been shown to have CARDIOPROTECTIVE EFFECT
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| chemamr
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thanks, and what's the source of this answer?
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UW
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good info! Is that the exact wording of that q?
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alright
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