I don't know which arm you usually measure your blood pressure? A netizen likes to study these small details, use two blood pressure agents to measure two arms at the same time, and find that blood pressure is different? Is it a human problem, or is it a blood pressure agent problem? Is the error of blood pressure agents so large?
In fact, this is not a problem with blood pressure agents. The human body is not symmetrical, the blood vessels are certainly not symmetrical, and the distance of the blood vessels from the heart is different. The principle of blood pressure dose measurement is measured by the sound of blood flow and flow again. Blood vessels, blood flow have a gap, natural left and right blood vessel volume out of the blood pressure is not the same.
So which arm is the standard?
Each arm is your blood pressure, and it is recommended to take the high side as the standard.
According to the Beijing Youth Daily, the left side is high, the right side is high, and the two sides are about the same as one-third. Therefore, in fact, the gap between different people is still very large. If you haven't measured your left and right hand blood pressure, you can take a chance to measure it together to see which side you belong to.
If the blood pressure gap between the two arms is too large, it may mean that the body has a disease!
Generally, the blood pressure of both arms is measured, and the gap will not be too large, not more than 20mmHg. If you exceed it, your body may already be in trouble! Originally, although there was a gap between the blood vessels on both sides of the body, the gap would not be too large. If there is a significant decrease in blood flow to one side of the blood vessel, blood pressure will naturally drop.
So if the blood pressure gap between the two arms is too large, it may be a blood vessel problem! At this time, it is best to go to the hospital to see, unilateral long-term blood supply may have numbness of the limbs, if it is because of the blockage of the arteries under the clavicle, it may also cause insufficient blood supply to the brain, and may even lead to cerebral infarction. Therefore, the next time you measure blood pressure, you may wish to measure both arms, which is safer to compare.
Many patients with hypertension may have prepared blood pressure measurement agents at home in order to measure blood pressure at home in time, and what points should they pay attention to when measuring blood pressure?
Sit quietly for 5 minutes before taking your blood pressure. When measuring blood pressure, try to keep the body stable, some elderly people rush to sit down and start measuring, at this time the measurement is very inaccurate. Sit still for five minutes and let your body calm down.
The height of the measured blood pressure is basically the same as the height of the heart, and the accuracy of the measurement is maintained.
Legs relaxed and placed normally on the ground. Do not shake your legs, or do other leg movements that affect the test results.
Clothing is loose and do not squeeze blood vessels. If the clothes are too tight, it may affect the natural flow of blood, and it can also affect the measurement results of blood pressure.
The average can be averaged by multiple measurements. When you operate at home, there may be a situation where the movement is not standardized and the measurement is inaccurate. If you have time, you can measure it many times, and then use it as the final value when the result is relatively stable.
Once in the morning and once in the evening, the blood pressure of the day is counted. For people who take medication or have high blood pressure, they can monitor their physical condition once in the morning and once in the evening. Patients who take the drug can also measure it again after taking the drug to see how much the drug affects their own blood pressure.
The control of blood pressure is mainly to try to maintain stability, and these few habits in life are helpful for stabilizing blood pressure:
Drink a glass of warm water after getting up before doing other activities. When you go to bed at night, the body will also consume a lot of water, so do not carry out activities after getting up, drinking some water can also moisten the intestines and laxative, which has many benefits.
Do not brace yourself when constipated, and use medication appropriately. Many middle-aged and elderly people may have gastrointestinal problems and often have constipation. When constipation occurs, the body exerts too much force, which can lead to a rise in blood pressure. Squatting for a long time and suddenly getting up may also cause a sudden lack of oxygen in the brain and cause a fall. Developing healthy eating habits can improve the constipation situation to a certain extent, if constipation does not need to be braced, you can use some drugs to assist in defecation.
Insist on taking the medicine and do not stop the drug indiscriminately. The control of hypertension is a long-term thing, many patients feel that the state is good, do not take medicine, feel a little dizzy and uncomfortable, and take medicine quickly. The correct medication is to regularly and quantitatively, so that the body can also be kept in a more regular state. If you feel dizzy, you may take medication, which may cause blood pressure to be too low, which is harmful to the stability of blood pressure.
As China has begun to slowly enter an aging society, the proportion of the elderly is also increasing. There will also be more and more patients with chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and heart disease. Therefore, it is very important for the prevention or popularization of knowledge of hypertensive diseases. For healthy people, the most important thing is to develop healthy living habits, avoid greasy, eat and drink heavily and affect blood pressure and blood sugar. Once hypertension occurs, it can only be controlled for a long time and is difficult to cure.
Summary: When measuring blood pressure, the blood pressure on the left and right sides is not the same, and the daily monitoring should be on the higher side. The blood pressure on the left and right sides is too different, which may be caused by a blockage in one of the blood vessels. You should go to the hospital in time to check the blood vessel condition.