Stroke

Stroke that has meaning english dictionary Med. Attacks the brain, usually accompanied by paralysis. The main cause of stroke is failure of blood circulation to the brain.

Stroke is divided into two kinds of:

Ischemic stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is suddenly blocked, resulting in cell and brain tissue will die because it no longer receives oxygen and food materials from the blood. Ischemic stroke accounting for over 88% of all strokes.

Hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding) occurs when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, allowing blood to flow into the cavity in the surrounding brain tissue. As a result, cells and brain tissue will die due to no longer receive oxygen and food materials from the blood. Number of patients with hemorrhagic stroke is only 12% of stroke patients.

Pulmonary tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a lung disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis symptoms are very varied. 

The main symptoms of pulmonary TB is more than 4 weeks cough with or without sputum, malaise, flu-like symptoms, low-grade fever, chest pain, and coughing up blood.

Hypertension

Hypertension is a systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg, or more if the patients were taking antihypertensive medication.

Some limitations of hypertension, namely:

According to the WHO blood pressure equal to or above 160/95 mmHg

                      WHO / ISH (International Society of Hypertension)

Kaplan

Age <45 years : blood pressure above 130/90 mmHg

Age >45 years : blood pressure above 145/95 mmHg

Women : 160/95 mmHg