Evaluation of Serum Sodium And Potassium Levels in Newly Diagnosed Patients of Essential Hypertension At Rims, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 9
Abstract
Introduction: Essential hypertension comprise more than 90% of hypertension. It is a emerging health problem in india.Many studies have shown that a positive correlation between serum sodium and blood pressure and a negative correlation between blood pressure and serum potassium. Objective: To evaluate serum sodium and potassium levels and correlate them with blood pressure in newly diagnosed patients of essential hypertension Method: Data for the study was collected from twenty five newly diagnosed essential hypertensive patients attending the medicine opd/ admitted to the clinicians ward of RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand for the period of six month . The healthy control group comprise twentyfive healthy persons, age and sex matched to cases Result: Serum sodium was higher and serum potassium was lower in cases than control group. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure for hypertensive patients was 160.80+- 10.88 and 100.68+- 6.72 respectively Conclusion: Serum sodium was significantly more among hypertensives an it was independent of associated risk factor. Serum potassium was significantly in the range of lower limit of normal value and some how it correlated negatively with blood pressure
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Anand kumar, Shrishti Dhar prasad
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