When is it called hypertension? How to detect and treat

Video content is professionally consulted by Assoc. Prof, Dr., Doctor II Chu Hoang Van, Department of Medical Examination, Vinmec Times City International Hospital

For normal people, blood pressure during the day is usually higher than at night. Exercising physical activity, nervous tension or when experiencing strong emotions can all cause blood pressure to rise. Conversely, when the body rests and relaxes, blood pressure may drop.
In the human body, blood pressure is created by the force of contraction of the heart muscle and the resistance of the artery wall, which is the pressure needed to act on the wall of the artery to bring blood from the heart to the tissues in the body. body. For normal people, blood pressure during the day is usually higher than at night. Exercising physical activity, nervous tension or when experiencing strong emotions can all cause blood pressure to rise. Conversely, when the body rests and relaxes, blood pressure may drop.
In fact, there are many people who do not know what high blood pressure is or how high blood pressure is, high blood pressure is dangerous, which makes it difficult to recognize signs and treat them. Hypertension is a fairly common disease and tends to increase, the main subjects of high blood pressure are middle-aged and elderly people.
According to specialists, a patient will be diagnosed with high blood pressure when the systolic blood pressure is ≥ 140 mmHg and/or the diastolic blood pressure is ≥ 90 mmHg.
High blood pressure is considered dangerous, can cause life-threatening complications if not detected and intervened in time, warning signs of high blood pressure may be:
Headache Unusual nosebleeds Conjunctival bleeding Numbness or tingling of the extremities Nausea and vomiting Dizziness and dizziness Heart attack In addition, blood pressure may rise without any symptoms. People who do not know what high blood pressure is or how dangerous high blood pressure is need to learn the signs of the disease to know how to prevent it.
In fact, to answer the question of how much high blood pressure is dangerous depends on many factors, in which health status and medical history play a very important role. must be regularly monitored, daily and long-term treatment according to the doctor's regimen, and patients need to change their lifestyle to prevent disease progression and prevent complications. Lifestyle changes in the treatment of high blood pressure include:
Reasonable diet, reduce salt intake Increase green vegetables, fresh fruits, limit foods high in cholesterol and saturated fatty acids Actively manage weight if overweight, maintain ideal weight Limit alcohol, beer completely Stop smoking, pipe tobacco Increase physical activity at an appropriate level Avoid anxiety, nervous tension, need to relax , get proper rest Avoid sudden colds High blood pressure develops silently, with few symptoms, but can cause serious complications. Therefore, early recognition of the signs of high blood pressure helps to treat the disease more effectively.