Hypertension
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically elevated because of blood presses against the walls of the blood vessels with to much force. Hypertension is already a highly prevalent cardiovascular risk factor worldwide because of increasing longevity and prevalence of contributing factors such as obesity. Hypertension or high blood pressure for a long period is a serious condition that can lead coronary heart diseases, stroke, kidney failure, heart failure.Risk Factors
Are you at risk? Take a look who is at risk of getting hypertension and risk factors that can cause hypertension. The risk of high blood pressure increases as your age, hypertension is particularly common among black people often developing in early age than it does in white, obesity or overweight people and tends to run in families. No medical science understand why most cases of hypertension occur. But we can prevent with controlled unhealthy lifestyle such as :
- Eating too much salt
- Drinking too much alcohol
- Lack of physical activity
- Smoking
- Stress
According to update statistic, about one in three adult in USA has high blood pressure. But most of them don't know that they have hypertension. Many people have hypertension or high blood pressure for years without realising that. There are no specific signs and symptom of hypertension. In some cases, rarely dull headaches may occur, dull headaches, dizzy spells or a few more nosebleeds than normal.
Diagnosis and Classification
A doctor will diagnose hypertension or high blood pressure with sphygmomanometer blood pressure cuff). It measures tw0 kind of number : high number as the pressure while the heart is beating, known as systolic, the lower number as the pressure when the heart is resting between beats (Diastolic).
The US's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute divide blood pressure measurements into four categories :
- Normal Blood Pressure. You have a normal blood pressure if it is below 120/80 mmHg.
- Prehypertension. If your systolic blood pressure ranging from 120 - 139 mmHg, or your diastolic blood pressure ranging from 80 - 89 mmHg.
- Stage 1 Hypertension. stage 1 hypertension is systolic pressure ranging from 140 - 159 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure ranging from 90 - 99 mmHg.
- Stage 2 hypertension. Stage 2 hypertension is a systolic blood pressure of 160 mmHg and higher, or a diastolic blood pressure of 100 mmHg and higher.
If the patient has borderline hypertension, the physician may not prescribe a medication but may ask the patient to do one or more of the following to prevent or control their blood pressure :
- Quit smoking
- Eat a healthy, well balance diet
- Maintain a healthy body weight
- Reduce the amount of fatty foods
- Lower the intake of salt and salty food
- Limit or stop alcohol intake
- Begin a regular exercise program
- Have the blood pressure checked regularly
- Take time to relax and reduce the stress in your life
- Faithfully take the hypertension medication
Obey and don't disrupt your hypertension medication that your physician prescribed to you.
posted by faku @ 12:29 PM,
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