What are Hypertension and its symptoms?

Hypertension is a silent disease that has no alarming symptoms or clearly identifiable. This is what makes it dangerous and pernicious. Many people are unaware that they have hypertension! An estimated one third of people with hypertension ignore the. But sometimes some people, especially those with severe hypertension, symptoms may be more identifiable.

Generally speaking hypertension when diastolic (minimum) is greater than 90 mmHg (= 9 inches of mercury) and systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mmHg (= 14 inches of mercury). Sometimes also used values centimeter of mercury (in France), so for example 80 mmHg is equal to 8 mmHg, then divide the values by 10, he told orally at a pressure of 9/13, it is i.e. as 90 mmHg diastolic and 130 mmHg as systolic pressure.

The constantly high blood pressure damages the delicate vessels of the body. At these pre-damaged sites overlap slightly cholesterol and there are the dangerous plaques. When this happens in the renal vessels, there is a reduction in renal blood flow. The kidneys then pour more hormones (rennin), which in turn contributes to an increase of high blood pressure.

The hypertension burden vital organs such as heart, blood vessels and kidneys. The higher the blood pressure, the stronger and stronger the heart must pump against a higher vascular resistance. To get the needed strength, the heart muscle enlarges more and more. Due to the enlargement of the heart muscle it is fed with bad blood. This is why regular monitoring to measure your blood pressure with your doctor or pharmacist that is highly recommended. Add that it is always advisable to measure his blood pressure several times for better accuracy.

Symptoms of hypertension

The main and very common symptoms of hypertension are as following:- 

• Headaches

•  Vision problems

•  Dizziness, fatigue

•  Nervousness

•  Buzzing ear

•  Nose bleeds

•  Palpitations...

Attention to diagnostic questions please consults your doctor. The symptoms listed here are for information only and are not intended to be exhaustive; these symptoms may also reflect another disease

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How can I measure my blood pressure?

Blood pressure is an important metric to evaluate the cardiac and circulatory functions. It changes from a variety of disorders. These include cardiac, renal and endocrine disorders. And acute conditions such as infections may be accompanied by a temporary change in blood pressure. There are conventional, traditional blood pressure gauges with an inflatable cuff, which is applied on the upper arm, as well as electronic devices that measure blood pressure at the wrist. Regular, usually made in one-to two-year intervals, verification of the accuracy (calibration) is recommended for all types of devices. We can measure the blood pressure by the using of following methods:-

With a cuff sphygmomanometer

The size of the cuff is determined by the circumference of the arm. Cuffs that are too broad or too narrow can lead to incorrect results. An average cuff arm of an overweight patient can lead to incorrectly diagnose hypertension. In this case would have to be greater the cuff.

 The patient should be seated comfortably and relaxed as possible. The arm is stripped and slightly bent. The lower edge of the cuff is about 2.5 cm above the elbow furrow, approximately at heart level. If the cuff is too far below heart level, the measured blood pressure is too high. If the cuff on the other hand clearly above heart level, blood pressure appears incorrectly low.

 The evacuated cuff is tightly wrapped around the upper arm without pinch off the arm, and using the Aufblasballons quickly filled up with air until no more blood flows. Now you can slowly air and hears from the artery in the elbow with a stethoscope. On perceiving the first audible knocking the systolic blood pressure is read. The value at which the beating of closing corresponds to the diastolic blood pressure.

 Too rapid deflation of the cuff means that the systolic blood pressure and diastolic too low too high appear. Too slowly or repeatedly inflating the cuff caused a congestion of blood in the veins. This also leads to incorrect results. A break of one to two minutes between measurements to prevent this congestion.  The pulsating noise due to the narrowing of the artery or by the sudden inflow of blood. Measure blood pressure using this method in itself is, for technical reasons (cuff-creation and so on) are very difficult.

With an electronic sphygmomanometer

With newer electronic devices, the correct position of the device is important. These meters are applied to the inside of the wrist, where the pulse is felt. Here, too, the patient should keep the arm so that the meter is approximately at heart level.

 The inflation and deflation of the cuff as well as the measurement of blood pressure and most of the pulse automatically. This measurement method can be simply and easily without help carry within them. Measurement inaccuracies can occur in the electronic measurement, for example if the wrist of the person is very thick.

Blood pressure at the doctor’s chamber

In the doctor's office, the investigation takes a few minutes. For the avoidance of vascular disease, the initial measurement performed on both arms. In addition, the doctor measures your blood pressure and on the legs.  Since blood pressure fluctuates throughout the day and is influenced by time of day, physical exercise, stress and anxiety, individual measurements are often only snapshots. Therefore, the physician measures the blood pressure several times on different days and at different times.

 Before the measurements, the patient should observe a rest period of at least five minutes as nervousness, stress or excitement can raise blood pressure. The same goes for smoking prior to measurement. After a few minutes, the doctor should perform a second blood pressure measurement. If the results of the first and the second measurement differ by ten mmHg or more, a third measurement is required. The lowest of the three measured values, the doctor wears a usually in the patient's chart.

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TIPS FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED HYPERTENSION PATIENT

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a leading cause of heart attacks, strokes and death.Having it checked a few times a year in a doctor’s clinic or at the drugstore is not enough to keep tablets on it. According to new research the regular home monitoring of blood pressure and take medicine regularly is most important in hypertension.  

A healthy diet and physical activity is paramount for high blood pressure treatment. But what is actually healthy lifestyle? Here is an overview of the main points for newly diagnosed hypertension patient.

Increase physical activity

Newly diagnosed hypertension patient should join a gym and sign up for a group exercise class.

Minimize sitting activates, for example turn off the TV and turn on some music and dance. 

Take a part in any type of sport, such as softball, soccer or volleyball.

Change some routine habits, like, Sit on an exercise ball instead of a chair. This will strengthen your abs and back.

Avoid use elevator in office and also at resident area, take the stairs

In the office walk to the farthest restroom.

In your office if you have a message or document that you need to give to someone, walk it over instead of sending it through email or inter-office mail. 

When you find some free time you must take the kids to the park for some football, basketball or a family picnic. 

Weight reduction in overweight

Newly diagnosed hypertension patient should do immediately reduction in weight, if they are overweight. Because overweight alone can put one at a higher risk of heart attack and of stroke so Being overweight and having high blood pressure also increases the likelihood of diabetes and other medical conditions. Becoming overweight can be prevented through a healthy diet and moderate exercise. If you are overweight, losing weight can greatly reduce high blood pressure or even resolve the condition.

Reduce alcohol consumption

If the patient of hypertension is drinking too much alcohol, he should stop the use of alcohol immediately. Because according to health expert the alcohol contains calories and may contribute to unwanted weight gain, which is a risk factor for high blood pressure. Also, alcohol can interfere with the effectiveness and increase the side effects of some blood pressure medications.

Smoking set out immediately

The patient of hypertension should stop the smoking because hypertensive smokers are more likely to develop severe forms of hypertension, including malignant and endovascular hypertension, an effect likely due to an accelerated atherosclerosis.  Smoking and hypertension may change the flow properties of the blood and the behavior of the arterial wall and this may explain the arterial damage observed in cigarette smokers and hypertensive patients.

Avoiding stress

Stress is also a leading cause of hypertension. It is difficult to define or measure the stress. Some people thrive on a busy lifestyle and are able to cope well with life crises. On the other hand some people feel tensed or stressed by the slightest deviation from their set daily routine. Therefore it is very important for newly diagnosed hypertension patient that he maximum avoid the stress.

You can try making a stress list. Try keeping a diary over a few weeks or so, and list the times, places, and people that aggravate your stress levels. A pattern may emerge. Is it always the traffic on the way to work that sets things off to a bad start for the day? Perhaps it's the supermarket check-out, next door's dog, a work colleague, or something similar that may occur regularly and cause you stress.

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The blood pressure

Simply we can say the pressure of the blood within the arteries is known as blood pressure. It is produced primarily by the contraction of the heart muscle. Blood pressure is the result of the heart qu'insuffle pressure by pushing the blood and the resistance of the vessel wall. Blood pressure is an important metric to evaluate the cardiac and circulatory functions. It changes from a variety of disorders. These include cardiac, renal and endocrine disorders. And acute conditions such as infections may be accompanied by a temporary change in blood pressure.

We can understand it with the help of a example: just suppose, setting a pump at the end of a pipe and which is sent a fluid under pressure, depending on the nature of the pipe, the pressure will not be the same on the inside. If the pipe is rigid, the pressure will be high and the liquid will pass very quickly, but with turbulence. If the pipe is elastic, the pressure will be less useful to push because the pipe will expand a little and let more liquid, just about as much flow. Turbulence will be offset by the elastic walls of the vessel. If the hose is too soft, it will expand greatly, it will become too big for the flow, turbulence will again appear. The flow will be poor areas with stagnant liquid.

In the body, the heart attempts to ensure a flow. He must find a useful function of pressure vessel elasticity. With rigid vessels, small caliber narrowed because it will force pushing hard and will wear prematurely. With vessels too soft, it will have to beat faster as incapable of providing a pressure in these vessels. In addition, because of stagnation, there will be a tendency to clot and therefore embolism. This is the problem of varicose veins and states of shock or blood volume can no longer perform under pressure arteries.

With normal elastic arteries, the heart will not have to push too hard or too fast beat. He does not get tired. Blood pressure gives two figures, the maxima and minima or the systolic (contraction of the heart and diastolic (relaxation of the heart).

When the heart grows, the maximum voltage that can give to overcome an obstacle, the blood pressure cuff inflated, is given by the systolic, then it creates turbulence as the passage for the blood is insufficient. The cuff is deflated, the flow is reduced and turbulence disappear, the flow is laminar, it is called diastolic pressure. The stethoscope, the systolic corresponds to the phase or the blood arrives to overcome the resistance of the cuff means turbulence in the form of the shock wave of the heartbeat. The diastolic a lower voltage which corresponds to flow without turbulence passing under the cuff, a stethoscope, the sounds of shock wave pulse disappeared, which is not to say that the blood does not circulate, but it starts seriously slow.

Schematically systolic must be less than 16 and the diastolic must be less than half of 15 plus 1 point. In practice, apart from any illness (fever, diarrhea, shock ...) more voltage, the lower the life expectancy is high. For diastolic, the important thing is not whether half of the systolic plus 1 point, but there is a wide gap between systolic and diastolic, as it is this difference that allows large flow and therefore perfusion of the body tissues.

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