For middle-aged and elderly people who are already old, it is very necessary to develop good blood pressure measurement habits. Because for such people, as they continue to age, it is easy to cause a significant increase in the incidence of hypertension due to increased blood viscosity and the adverse effects of other underlying diseases.
Therefore, we must pay attention to whether the fluctuation of blood pressure meets the health standards in time, which is very beneficial for the prevention and treatment of hypertension.
However, in this process, it is necessary to actively grasp the two most critical blood pressure measurement time points, that is, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. The reason why these two time periods are so important is mainly because the human blood pressure will reach the wave peak in these two time periods, so it cannot be missed in the blood pressure measurement process.
In addition, in order to grasp the blood pressure monitoring data more comprehensively, it is recommended that everyone also take a blood pressure measurement regularly before going to bed at night, which is quite beneficial for more accurately knowing whether blood pressure is maintained.
If the blood pressure values of diastolic and/or systolic blood pressure are higher than normal for a long time, hypertension may be considered. So for patients who have been diagnosed with hypertension, in addition to continuing to monitor blood pressure regularly, what important things need to be paid attention to? Let's take a closer look.
1. Active treatment
The adverse effects of high blood pressure on human health are quite serious, especially when blood pressure is excessively elevated and not effectively controlled, and even cause liver, kidney, eye, heart and brain function to be greatly damaged.
Therefore, after the diagnosis of hypertension, it is necessary to follow the doctor's advice and receive medication in time. And regardless of whether the fluctuation of blood pressure remains normal, it is necessary to complete the antihypertensive drugs on time and in quantity, otherwise once the blood pressure is out of control due to the lack of timely medication, it is possible to endanger life when it is serious.
2. The type of antihypertensive drug cannot be changed at will
For patients with hypertension, since there is no ideal cure at present, it is usually necessary to take drugs on time for a long time or even a lifetime. Therefore, many patients will think that more blood pressure drugs should be replaced out of consideration for drug resistance and side effects, which is too one-sided.
Because for different patients with high blood pressure, the types of antihypertensive drugs used often have certain differences. Therefore, do not think that a certain type of antihypertensive drug must be better, so as to stop or change the drug without permission, this wrong practice is actually quite dangerous.
3. Master the correct blood pressure measurement method
For patients with high blood pressure, it is necessary to actively take blood pressure measurements. Because only by timely monitoring of blood pressure fluctuations can we effectively know whether the disease control effect has reached the desired expectation.
In the process of measuring blood pressure, it is important to master the correct measurement methods, such as sitting still, not overly agitated, and not ingesting irritating drinks before measuring.
The above is an introduction to the matters that patients with hypertension should pay attention to. For this kind of knowledge, we must pay attention to it. Especially for the importance of regular blood pressure measurements, it is important to have a clear and correct understanding.
That is, for the elderly who are already elderly, whether they already have high blood pressure or not, it is quite necessary to actively measure blood pressure.
In addition, in order to better prevent or treat high blood pressure, it is recommended that elderly friends must actively develop good living habits, such as staying away from tobacco and alcohol, eating lightly, resting on time, and avoiding excessive emotional tension.