hierarchy - a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; put honesty first in her hierarchy of values. 1  celestial hierarchy - the collective body of angels. 2  data hierarchy - an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set. taxonomy - a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc.
No, elevated blood pressure is not a known side effect of the flu vaccine. Other things, such as pain, can cause your blood pressure to rise.
A number of blood pressure medications specifically target angiotensin, a hormone that causes blood vessels to constrict and blood pressure to rise, Bloomgarden said. Angiotensin also contributes to increased glucose (sugar) release from the liver and decreased insulin sensitivity.