Knowing the numbers first is the
most important thing before doing additions or subtractions… The same thing
applies to blood pressure also…
The blood pressure should be
neither too low (Hypotension) nor too high (Hypertension), should be maintained
at the optimum. What is the desired level of blood pressure? Let us “know the
numbers first” before doing additions or subtractions.
17th May of every year
is celebrated as World Hypertension Day- An initiative of World Hypertension
League (WHL) affiliated to the International Society of Hypertension (ISH). For
the period 2013-2018, the theme is “Know Your Numbers”.
The blood pressure of the body is
measured in mmHg by using the device called Sphygmomanometer/Blood pressure
meter or monitor. It gives two values systolic pressure (peak pressure of the
arteries during cardiac cycle-when the heart beats) & the diastolic
pressure (the lowest pressure during the resting phase of cardiac cycle-between
the heartbeats). The difference between these two pressures is the pulse
pressure.
The normal Systolic/Diastolic
pressure is 120/80 mmHg for a healthy person. Please go through "Understanding Blood Pressure Readings".
By now, it would have been clear
that unless we measure it, we can’t know the blood pressure as the symptoms may
come at very high or low values. So, always it is better to check the Blood Pressure periodically so
that corrective actions may be taken to avoid further raise or fall in case any
deviations are there.
As there is a famous saying, “Unless
you measure it, you cannot control it”, blood pressure control may be effectively
possible with consistent monitoring and corrective actions. Please go through
my posts 'Test' for the 'Best', Whose Wealth is Our Health?, King’s Habits, Dynamic or Diabetic?.
