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Hello doctor! Tell me when is it called hypertension. How to detect and treat high blood pressure? What is high blood pressure?
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Hello! To the question: "How to detect and treat hypertension", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Blood pressure is the pressure on the walls of blood vessels, thereby determining hypertension by measuring the blood pressure. systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings.
How much blood pressure is normal: <120/80mmgHg High blood pressure reading: >140/90mmgHg Prehypertension has a reading of 121-139/80-90mmgHg In hypertension there are 3 the levels are as follows:
Grade 1: 140-159/90-99mmgHg Grade 2: 160-179/100-109mmgHg Grade 3: >= 180/110mmgHg Hypertension affects blood pressure target organs such as heart, brain, kidney, peripheral blood vessels,... Therefore, early treatment of hypertension is very important to limit possible complications. Accordingly, patients diagnosed with grade 1 to grade 3 disease must be treated according to the doctor's prescription.
To early detect and limit the complications caused by hypertension, you can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System. There is a team of qualified and experienced doctors and nurses who will advise and give the most effective treatment regimen for high blood pressure.
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Answered by Associate Professor, Doctor, Specialist II Chu Hoang Van - Department of Medical Examination - Vinmec Times City International Hospital
