HYPERTENSION/HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (Silent Killer)
Definitions Hypertension or high blood pressure is a condition whereby the rate at which the heart is pumping the blood is beyond normal. It can also be defined as a condition in which the force of the blood against the artery wall is high enough to eventually cause heart problems like heart failure, heart attack. In terms of high blood pressure, is a condition whereby there is a repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140/90mmHg. Why hypertension/high blood pressure is called silent killer? It is called silent killer because it is possible to have it without having any symptoms like other diseases. Blood Pressure Range Normal: 100/60mmHg - 120/80mmHg At risk (pre-hypertension): 121/81mmHg - 139/89mmHg Stage 1 hypertension: 140/90mmHg - 159/99mmHg Stage 2 hypertension: 160/100mmHg and above How to diagnose or know one have hypertension/high blood pressure? The easiest way to know this is using sphygmomanometer. When the blood pressure records revealed eleva...