Diagnosis of High Blood Pressure

Diagnosis of Hypertension:

The doctor measures the blood pressure several times during successive visits, before establishing diagnosis of hypertension, because figures would vary considerably from one time to another. It is quite common for the voltage rises significantly when a patient enters the office of his doctor and that his power when he returns in spring. This is called the "syndrome of white coats." To avoid this type of reaction, the doctor may suggest the patient to measure his own blood pressure at home, using a tensiometer.

Once reliable values found, the doctor may diagnose a person whose pressure is equal to or greater than 140/90 have high blood pressure. Note that people with diabetes or kidney disease should ideally maintain a blood pressure that does not exceed 130/80.

Table levels of blood pressure corresponds to the following standards that determine the optimal blood pressure to 115/75 rather than 120/80. This classification applies to adults who do not take drugs to treat hypertension and who were not suffering from diabetes or renal disease.




Level of blood pressure

Note
Where the pressure measurement of systolic and diastolic pressure are two different levels, the doctor takes into account the level of the higher value to assess the state of the blood pressure.
Better understand the extent of blood pressure

Blood pressure consists of systolic and diastolic pressures, which are measured in millimeters of mercury or mmHg.

* The systolic pressure is the period of contraction of the heart and the ejection of blood into the arteries. It ensures a supply of blood across the body.
* The diastolic pressure is the pressure exerted on the arteries between each pulse, when the heart relaxes. It corresponds to the period of relaxation of the ventricles that allows cardiac chambers to fill. This pressure tends to increase with age, but went through the sixties, it gradually decreases due to the weakening of blood vessels in the body.

Blood pressure depends on the amount of blood pumped by the heart and resistance in the arteries.