What increases my risk for a hypertensive crisis? Failure to take your blood pressure medicine as directed by your doctor. Hypertension caused by pregnancy (preeclampsia, eclampsia) Thyroid disease, kidney or adrenal disease, heart disease, or stroke. Cocaine or amphetamine use. Cigarette smoking or alcohol abuse.
Fill shallow bowls of water with dish detergent. The water and dish detergent mixture is like a toxic swimming pool for fleas. When they jump into the mixture, they die. Place the water and detergent mixture in a very shallow bowl, low enough to the ground so that the fleas accidentally hop into it. An old frisbee does the job quite well.
PROS: 1  Topical treatment for fleas, ticks and lice. 2  Active ingredient is the insect growth regulator, S-methoprene, which kills flea eggs and larvae. 3  Kills fleas, flea eggs, flea larvae, ticks and chewing lice for up to 30 days. 4  Stops the flea life cycle and kills flea eggs and larvae for up to 12 weeks.