Wellness Caribbean | Interactive

Test Your Knowledge of High Blood Pressure
1.	High blood pressure is caused by nervous tension.	True False

2.	High blood pressure has nothing to do with the kidneys.	True False

3.	High blood pressure will not increase your risk of a heart attack.	True False

4.	Smoking does not affect blood pressure; it can even help by relaxing you.	True False

5.	Headaches and neck pains usually mean that your blood pressure is high.	True False

6.	You can usually tell how high your pressure is by the way you feel.	True False

7.	People with high blood pressure must eat no salt at all.	True False

8.	Hypertension occurs with the same frequency in adults of all ages.	True False

9.	Hypertension occurs with the same frequency in all societies around the world.	True False

10.	High blood pressure causes eye problems by increasing the pressure of the fluid in the eyes.	True False

11.	High blood pressure can lead to an enlarged heart, heart failure and death.	True False

12.	Regular exercise is an important part of the management of hypertension.	True False

13.	If you get a high blood pressure reading for the first time, the next step is to take some tablets.	True False

14.	In a few cases, high blood pressure can be cured by surgery.	True False

15.	Only people with high blood pressure will get a stroke.	True False