Understanding Blood Pressure Measurement Readings

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Understanding Blood Pressure Measurement Readings

• High blood pressure is the bane of people living
  hectic and stressful lifestyles. Hypertension is
  a condition where the blood flow in the heart
  exerts too much pressure on the walls of the
  arteries either when it is beating or when it
  rests between beats.
• Improper eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle
  along with stress are the main culprits. Even
  genetics plays an important role in people
  becoming hypertensive. In case the doctor says
  you have hypertension, then it will become
  important for you to keep a tab on your blood
  pressure measurement every day.
• However, you need to understand what the blood
  pressure readings mean before you go ahead. As
  mentioned above there are 2 types of readings
  systolic is when the blood exerts pressure on the
  artery walls when the heart beats and diastolic
  is the reading is the pressure when the heart
  rests between beats.
• The normal blood pressure reading is when the
  systolic pressure is 120 or less and the
  diastolic pressure is 80 or less. In fact, it is
  advisable that you buy a digital monitor meant
  for home use.
• If you use a digital monitor meant for home use
  then it will be easier to take the readings of
  your blood pressure measurement every day.
  However, for you to understand what your BP
  readings mean let us look at what they mean.
• Systolic pressure elevated 120-129 and diastolic
  less than or equal to 80
• Systolic pressure hypertensive stage 1 130-139
  and/or diastolic 80-89
• Systolic pressure hypertensive stage 2 140 or
  higher or/and diastolic 90 or higher
• Hypertensive crisis systolic pressure higher
  than 180 and/or diastolic higher than 120
• Here if you are looking at a hypertensive crisis
  then you should immediately consult a doctor and
  take treatment. And you should consult a doctor
  about the right kind of medicine and dosage if
  you are in stage 1 or 2 of hypertension. So, you
  now know what to do in different stages of
  hypertension as shown by your digital monitor.