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High Blood Pressure(Hypertension)

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High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure

What is High Blood Pressure or simply known Hypertension? This is mean that high pressure or tension, arteries are vessels carries blood from the pumping of heart to all tissues and organs to the blood. A high blood pressure doesn't mean excessive emotional tension, though the emotional tension and stress can temporally increase the blood pressure.

This disease is one of the most common disease in the worldwide that will affect to human. Because of morbidity and mortality and the cost to our society.Hypertension is important public health challenge.

At about 1 in 3 adult in the United States has a HBP. this ill has no symptom's. You may have it without having knowing that you have a hypertension. During this time it can damage your heart, blood vessels, kidneys and other part of your body. One example of this is stroke, wherein you can not move some parts of your body. That is why you must know the blood pressure numbers of your body is very important, so that you can have a precautionary measure on what to do if you have a high blood. If your blood pressure is normal, you can work with your health care team to keep it that way. if your blood pressure is too high, you need a treatment to prevent damage to your body's organ.

What is Systolic and Diastolic?Means that Systolic (sis-TOL-ik ) means blood pressure is the pressure when the hearts beats while pumping. Diastolic (di-a-STOL-ik) means blood pressure is the when the heart is at rest between beats.

Pressure Blood Levels
Pressure Blood Levels


Blood Pressure Reading
Blood Pressure Reading
Monitoring your Blood Pressure
Monitoring your Blood Pressure

The symptoms  of high blood are as follows:  Ascites  this build up in abdomen, a weight loss "Malnutrition", Internal Hemorrhoids with possible bleeding, Enlarge Liver at times, jaundice a yellowing of the skin.

Ascites can cause the kidneys to fail. An urgent steps must be taken in order drain this and to monitor the kidney and a liver.

A Pre-Hypertensionmeans you're likely to end up with HBP, unless you take steps to prevent it. If you're being treated for HBP and have repeat readings in the normal range, your blood pressure is under control. However you still have the condition. you should see the doctor and stay on treatment to keep you blood pressure under control.

How is blood pressure is being measure? Your doctor will diagnose you in high blood pressure (HBP) using the results of blood pressure tests. These tests will be done several times to make sure that the blood is correct. To prepare the test, a person who wants to know his/her blood:

  • Don't drink a coffee or smoke cigarettes for just 30 minutes prior to the test. These action may cause a short term rise in your blood pressure.
  • Go to the bathroom before the test. Having a full bladder can change your blood pressure reading.
  • Sit 5 minutes before testing. A movement can cause a short term rise in blood pressure.

Diagnosing High Blood Pressure in your Children and Teen, the doctor measure the blood pressure in children and teens are the same as adults. Your children should have a routine blood pressure checks starting at 3 years of age.

Goals of treatment :

The goals treatment for most adults is to get and keep blood pressure below 140/90 mmHg. For adults who have diabetes or chronic kidney disease, the goal is to keep blood pressure below 130/80 mmHg.

Lifestyle Change:

A healthy habits can help you control HBP. This healhty habits include the following:

  • Following a healthy eating habit.
  • Doing enough physical activity.
  • Maintain a healthy weight.
  • Quitting smoking.
  • Managing your stress and learning to cope with stress.

If your combine these measure, you can achieve even better than taking a single steps. Making a Lifestyle can be hard. Start by making one healthy lifestyle changes and adopt others.

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einron  says:
6 months ago

Thanks for the article. It is good to be reminded every now and then. I have read the instructions when I go to the supermarket like Loblaws in Toronto. They have a machine where customers can monitor the blood pressure while shopping for food..

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cristina327  says:
6 months ago

Great and informative hub. Thank you for sharing this. Regards.

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JPSO138  says:
5 months ago

Great hub... Up for this one.

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