When we have a new baby, many of us often find that talking about sleep causes others to offer (often unwanted) suggestions for how we can (or 'should') encourage our baby to sleep more.
High blood pressure is the second leading cause of kidney failure in the United States after diabetes, as illustrated in Figure 1.2 In addition, the rate of kidney failure due to high blood pressure increased 7.7 percent from 2000 to 2010.3.
Primary (essential) hypertension. For most adults, there's no identifiable cause of high blood pressure. This type of high blood pressure, called primary (essential) hypertension, tends to develop gradually over many years.his type of high blood pressure, called secondary hypertension, tends to appear suddenly and cause higher blood pressure than does primary hypertension. Various conditions and medications can lead to secondary hypertension, including: