Awareness among hypertensive patients regarding their blood pressure (BP) is low in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.AimThis study aimed to evaluate the awareness of patients regarding their BP readings and to identify which aspects of HTN they needed to...
Typically more attention is given to the systolic blood pressure reading as this number tends to rise steadily with age and presents a risk for heart disease in people over the age of 50. That being said, both numbers are important to monitor, and elevated readings in either systolic or dias...
What about blood pressure readings and blood draws? Which guidelines are actually evidence based? Anyone who has had axillary surgery and/or radiation should follow recommended guidelines to reduce risk, but there is a lot of confusion. Many of the old embedded practices (no blood...
High blood pressure is an important sign of health because it contributes to heart disease, stroke(中风), and premature death.It's impossible for this study to prove that volunteering was directly responsible for the lower blood pressure readings.People who volunteer may be more likely to do ...
The patient’s hypertension worsened, with blood pressure readings reaching 200/160 mmHg. She presented with asthenia and adynamia, and a CT scan revealed a 4 cm right adrenal mass, confirmed as 4.7 cm on a subsequent scan (Fig. 1). No signs of metastasis were observed. Upon hospital admis...
Using an inappropriate cuff size can distort blood pressure readings by as much as 30 mmHg. An undersized cuff overestimates BP; an overly wide cuff bladder results in a false low reading. A too narrow cuff can result in a false high reading. Loosely Implementation Two methods for educating ...
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but persuading patients to return for so many visits is often difficult. The expert panel recommends that doctors encourage patients believed to have hypertension to monitor their blood pressure at home over a series of days and return with the readings. If the readings consistently show a problem...
Because hypertension involves consistently high blood pressure readings over time, one or two readings alone might not be helpful. The best way to know if you have it is to monitor your blood pressure over time, either at annual physicals in the doctor's office or at home, using your own ...
Pick a time when you're calm and well-hydrated, take your blood pressure, and then repeat the test weekly or monthly under the same conditions, she says. Write down the dates and your numbers and take those with you to your next doctor's visit. Any more than three readings in a row...