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"Why didn't he listen like that!" Dr. Li shook his head, sighed, and looked out into the busy hallway outside the ward.
On an ordinary Tuesday, 48-year-old Zhao Dashan died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage due to high blood pressure, which made the atmosphere in the entire hospital heavy. Although Zhao Dashan knew that his blood pressure was high, he always took it lightly.
Zhao Dashan's doctor, Dr. Li, has repeatedly reminded Zhao Dashan to pay attention to diet and lifestyle adjustments. In particular, certain three foods are especially unfriendly to patients with high blood pressure, but Zhao Dashan always responded with a smile: "Doctor Li, I know, I will be careful." However, he didn't make any real changes in his life.
These three foods are bacon, canned food, and high-fat dairy products. These foods contain high amounts of sodium and fat, which can cause a rapid increase in blood pressure, which can cause a serious burden on the cardiovascular system.
Dr. Li had spent a lot of time explaining the dangers of these foods, hoping that Zhao Dashan would avoid them, but it always seemed in vain. In Zhao Dashan's medical records, Dr. Li recorded his eating habits and medical conditions in detail. With each follow-up, his blood pressure was always at a high level, and the burden on his heart gradually increased.
Dr. Li tried to help him manage his condition by adjusting his medications and recommending more physical activity, but Zhao didn't seem to feel the urgency. Until one night, Zhao Dashan suddenly fainted at home and was rushed to the hospital.
Despite the best efforts of the medical staff, Zhao Dashan died due to a ruptured blood vessel in his brain. This sudden change brought a deep blow to his family, and also made Dr. Li feel extremely regretful and helpless.
Zhao's example is not unique. Dr. Lee has seen so many similar cases in his career that many patients have made a big mistake by ignoring their doctor's advice. People with high blood pressure must follow a strict diet and avoid foods that cause blood pressure spikes.
Moderate exercise and good lifestyle habits are also important means of controlling high blood pressure. Faced with such a situation, Dr. Lee is often confused and frustrated. He is constantly thinking about how he can make the treatment better understood and accepted by the patient.
Although doctors can provide professional advice and treatment options, a patient's lifestyle habits and personal choices are often key factors in influencing health. This requires doctors to strive to be facilitators and supporters of patients' lifestyle changes, in addition to medical treatment.
Dr. Lee often makes rounds around the ward, and each time he asks patients in detail about their diet and daily activities, trying to identify problems and give specific suggestions for improvement.
He knows that while this is time-consuming and labor-intensive, it is an effective way to help patients fundamentally improve their health. Dr. Lee also knows that changing one's lifestyle habits is a long and difficult process.
He also often communicates with the patient's family, explaining the condition and necessary life adjustments, hoping to help the patient through the efforts of the family members. Dr. Lee also noticed that many patients have very limited knowledge about food, especially those that "look healthy" but are actually very bad for people with high blood pressure.
For example, some processed low-fat foods, although the fat content is reduced, often add more sugar and sodium in order to improve the taste, which is a potential danger for people with high blood pressure.
Dr. Lee has accumulated experience and developed his own unique medical philosophy. He believes that the role of a doctor is not only to treat patients, but more importantly to educate and guide patients so that they can make healthier choices in their daily lives.
Dr. Lee's approach has paid off. More and more patients are becoming aware of the huge impact of small details in daily life on their health, and they are beginning to actively adjust their diet and lifestyle habits, so that their blood pressure is significantly controlled, and their overall health is greatly improved.
At the same time, raising public health awareness, improving the health education system, and strengthening the dissemination and popularization of public health information are the key ways to solve this problem.
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