高血压、糖尿病等医学专业英语重点词汇.pdf

高血压、糖尿病等医学专业英语重点词汇

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Hypertension,alsoknownashighbloodpressure,isa

commonchronicmedicalconditioninwhichthebloodpressure

inthearteriesisconsistentlyelevated.Itcanleadtovarious

seriouscomplicationssuchasheartdisease,stroke,andkidney

failureifnotproperlymanaged.

Thereareseveralriskfactorsthatcancontributetothe

developmentofhypertension,includinggenetics,obesity,lackof

physicalactivity,excessivesaltintake,andexcessivealcohol

consumption.

Todiagnosehypertension,healthcareprofessionalstypically

measurebloodpressureusingabloodpressurecuff.Anormal

bloodpressurereadingistypicallyaround120/80mmHg.

Hypertensionisusuallydiagnosedwhenbloodpressure

consistentlyexceeds140/90mmHg.

Treatmentforhypertensionofteninvolveslifestylechanges

suchasmaintainingahealthydiet,exercisingregularly,quitting

smoking,andlimitingalcoholintake.Insomecases,medication

mayalsobeprescribedtohelplowerbloodpressure.

Somecommonmedicationsusedtotreathypertension

includediuretics,beta-blockers,ACEinhibitors,calciumchannel

blockers,andangiotensinIIreceptorblockers.Itisimportantfor

individualswithhypertensiontoregularlymonitortheirblood

pressureandfollowtheirhealthcareproviders

recommendationstomanagetheconditioneffectively.

Anothercommonchronicmedicalconditionisdiabetes,

whichoccurswhenthebodycannoteffectivelyregulateblood

sugarlevels.Therearetwomaintypesofdiabetes:Type1

diabetes,whichisanautoimmuneconditioninwhichthebody

attackstheinsulin-producingcellsinthepancreas,andType2

diabetes,whichischaracterizedbyinsulinresistanceand

inadequateinsulinproduction.

Riskfactorsfordiabetesincludegenetics,obesity,lackof

physicalactivity,andpoordiet.Symptomsofdiabetesinclude

frequenturination,ex