Lifestyle interventions 1. Offer lifestyle advice to people with suspected or diagnosed hypertension, and continue to offer it periodically. 2. Ask about people’s diet and exercise patterns because a healthy diet and regular exercise can reduce blood pressure. Offer appropriate guidance and written or audiovisual materials to promote lifestyle changes. 3.Ask about people’s alcohol consumption…
Diagnosing Hypertension in an individual needs meticulous BP measurements. 1.If blood pressure measured in the clinic is 140/90 mmHg or higher: Take a second measurement during the consultation. If the second measurement is substantially different from the first, take a third measurement. Record the lower of the last 2 measurements as the clinic blood pressure….
HYPERTENSION AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT. This is actually as simple as measuring temperature. Even a layman can accurately start measuring the BP with little practice. One can measre The BP instrument has a Cuff, The manometer and a Pump. The cuff is about 2/3rd of the upper arm diameter. For the obese people special cuffs…
Blood pressure (high) High blood pressure (hypertension) rarely has noticeable symptoms, but if untreated it increases your risk of heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease, stroke or dementia. Over 5 million people in England are unaware they have high blood pressure, yet it affects more than 1 in 4 adults. The only way of knowing…
Hypertension questionnaire – A physician needs to know the following about the person having hypertension 1. When was your patient first noted to be hypertensive and what were the blood pressure readings at that time? 2. Have investigations been made to determine the cause? If so, what were the results and final diagnosis? 3. Has…
Hypertension , many a times can get accelerated or get very high due to many food additives. A 65-year-old woman with previously well controlled hypertension on a single medication presented to the emergency room with acute, symptomatic hypertension with blood pressures running 200s/140s. Despite IV medications, her hypertension remained refractory to treatment. This prompted a…