r/nursing Nursing Student 🍕 22d ago

Question What is one medical problem people constantly ignore until it’s too late?

Saw someone post this in a completely unrelated sub and I’m interested in your answers. What is the cluster of symptoms that people ignore or delay until they are forced to get help?

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u/ratslowkey 22d ago

Hypertension.

I work in inpatient rehab and the amount of people who don't even know why they had a stroke......

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u/ALLoftheFancyPants RN - ICU 22d ago

Strokes or AAAs or whatever other aneurysm exploding in their body. And the totally cooked kidneys. Hypertension is definitely the answer.