Comments on: sphygmomanometer reading.? http://high-blood-pressure-diet.com/sphygmomanometer-reading.htm Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:43:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: josiemulder http://high-blood-pressure-diet.com/sphygmomanometer-reading.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2885 josiemulder Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:00:17 +0000 http://high-blood-pressure-diet.com/sphygmomanometer-reading.htm#comment-2885 For an actual diagnosis of hypertension, you have to have two separate readings (on two separate occasions) that are over 140/90. This is stage 1 hypertension. If you have two readings above 160/90, this is stage 2 hypertension. Or if you have two readings between 120/80 and 140/90, it's pre-hypertension. There are many different treatments for hypertension. Following a healthy diet and regular exercise regimen are the first steps toward achieving a healthy blood pressure. If this fails, we will add on one or two drugs, which may come from a variety of drug classes. If no other co-morbid conditions exist (CVD, diabetes, the list goes on) we will use a thiazide diuretic (such as hydrochlorothiazide or HCTZ) as our first choice. For an actual diagnosis of hypertension, you have to have two separate readings (on two separate occasions) that are over 140/90. This is stage 1 hypertension.

If you have two readings above 160/90, this is stage 2 hypertension. Or if you have two readings between 120/80 and 140/90, it’s pre-hypertension.

There are many different treatments for hypertension. Following a healthy diet and regular exercise regimen are the first steps toward achieving a healthy blood pressure. If this fails, we will add on one or two drugs, which may come from a variety of drug classes.

If no other co-morbid conditions exist (CVD, diabetes, the list goes on) we will use a thiazide diuretic (such as hydrochlorothiazide or HCTZ) as our first choice.

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