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Blood Pressure (BP) Management
Life has its ups and downs; blood pressure should not
Your doctor’s aim is to bring your blood pressure within the healthy range of 90/60 and 120/80 and keep it there with long-term treatment plans.
After a preliminary assessment or triage to determine the best way forward, your doctor will look at your medical history, diet, exercise levels, and any causes of stress. They may also do lab tests to check cholesterol levels, kidney, liver, and thyroid functions, and heart activity.
If you smoke, they will guide you on ways to quit and may also direct you to resources to help you cut down on alcohol consumption.
Your treatment plan will include guidance on nutrition and exercise. If necessary, you will be prescribed medication. If your doctor requires a daily BP check, they may give you a Remote Patient Monitoring device.
Check for Comorbidities
As high blood pressure can lead to other serious illnesses, your doctor will assess your overall health regularly to catch comorbidities as early as possible.
Prescription Drugs
Several drugs are used to manage blood pressure. Your doctor may prescribe medication to either raise or lower yours to keep it in the healthy range.
Remote Patient Monitoring
Your doctor may provide you with a remote blood pressure monitor. This will send readings as you take them directly to your doctor’s computer.
Frequently asked questions
People who are overweight or obese, don’t exercise, eat foods high in fat, salt, and processed sugar, smoke, and drink too much alcohol are at high risk.
Some people don’t feel anything out of the ordinary. Others may have anxiety, difficulty breathing, a ‘racing’ or ‘pounding’ heart, nausea, blurred vision, and buzzing in their ears.
Beta blockers are drugs used to treat hypertension. They make the heart slow down and beat with less force. This relieves pressure on blood vessels and keeps them from getting damaged.
Hypotension or low blood pressure can make you feel light-headed and dizzy. This can cause you to faint, or fall and break a bone or develop a concussion.
In rare cases, severe hypotension can be fatal. When the pressure is too low for blood to reach vital organs like the kidneys or brain, cells start dying and the organ eventually shuts down.
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