Nurse practitioners in Columbus, Georgia earn an average of $85,760 and NPs in the coastal city of Savannah reported an average salary of $78,900.Ps practicing in the metro area of Atlanta earn an average salary of $91,959, one of the highest salaries in the state according to Advance for NPs & PAs, a leading industry publication.
Having more than two drinks in a day may raise your blood pressure. Drinking more than one or two drinks in a sitting has been directly linked to a rapid rise in blood pressure, which in someone with very high levels of hypertension can lead to stroke.
A RealAge answered. The factors that make you more likely to have high blood pressure are advancing age, smoking, a sedentary lifestyle, and obesity. However, for most people, the cause of hypertension is not really known and probably has more than one source.