Nowadays, the incidence of hypertension in China is getting higher and higher, and on average, there are 1-2 hypertensive patients in every four-person family. However, the awareness rate of hypertension in China is very low, and more than 1/2 of patients do not know that they have been ill. This is the case because mild to moderate hypertension is initially free of typical symptoms.
Because of this, more and more people have begun to pay attention to the blood pressure index, and many families will prepare a blood pressure measuring instrument so that they can observe the change of blood pressure.
People who regularly measure blood pressure should know that a person's blood pressure index throughout the day is not fixed. Therefore, some people have a fluke mentality, thinking that there are several increases in blood pressure and several times when blood pressure is normal, which is not a hypertensive disease.
So the question is, when measuring blood pressure, high and low, how to judge whether you are sick?
First of all, we should first clarify the diagnostic criteria for hypertension, in China's clinical blood pressure includes arterial contraction and diastolic blood pressure, which is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmhg).
A healthy adult, the blood pressure index should be below 120/80mmhg, but because many factors will affect the fluctuation of blood pressure, so there is a normal high value of blood pressure, that is, 120 ~ 130 / 80 ~ 89mmhg, fluctuations in this index is a normal performance. A blood pressure exceeding 140/90mmhg can be diagnosed as a hypertensive disorder!
However, occasional blood pressure exceeds the standard and cannot directly diagnose hypertension. Because people's blood pressure is pulsatile, and after emotional overexcitement and physical activity, it will cause a temporary increase in blood pressure.
And the blood pressure index is different for different time periods. At the same time, whether the blood pressure is measured correctly also affects the diagnosis of hypertension.
Therefore, when measuring blood pressure, we must first pay attention to the use of blood pressure monitors, and we should measure blood pressure when we are emotionally stable and have no physical activity. Before starting the measurement, care should be taken to rest for more than 10 minutes.
During the measurement, it is necessary to avoid walking and talking, and place the measured arm in the same position as the heart. Only in this way can we get more accurate figures.
The point that needs to be emphasized here is that the results of a measurement do not directly explain the problem. After an occasional test found to have increased blood pressure, blood pressure should be measured at least twice in a resting state other than the same day, and if both blood pressures exceed normal levels, blood pressure is still above 140/90 mmhg at the time of the third test, which can be diagnosed.
It should be noted here that it is not only high blood pressure that exceeds both systolic and diastolic blood pressure at the same time. In fact, the clinic believes that whether it is systolic or diastolic blood pressure which exceeds the normal high value, it is a manifestation of the arrival of hypertension.
Clinically, hypertension is mainly divided into three grades, namely mild, moderate and severe hypertension. Usually, mild hypertension does not require medication in the early stages, and patients should pay attention to life adjustment.
However, if the diagnosis is both moderate and severe hypertension, that is, systolic blood pressure exceeding 160mmhg or more, diastolic blood pressure exceeding 100mmhg, life adjustment is basically ineffective, and patients must start to receive medication.
Finally, we should remind everyone that when blood pressure is measured occasionally and the blood pressure value is found to exceed normal levels, other interfering factors should be excluded first, such as dietary effects (coffee, spicy food, alcoholism), emotional agitation and physical activity.
Secondly, it is necessary to be vigilant for high blood pressure, and to measure blood pressure at the same time in the next few days, and once it is found that blood pressure continues to rise, it is necessary to seek medical examination at the first time.