What if the measurement in the hospital is different from the measurement at home?
Many patients use a sphygmomanometer to measure blood pressure at home, and sometimes the value is different from the value measured in the hospital.Generally speaking, the standard for measuring blood pressure in the hospital is 140/90mmHg, but the standard for measuring at home is ≥135/85mmHg to judge high blood pressure. ≥135/85mmHg is equivalent to ≥140/90mmHg in the hospital.
Of course, if the blood pressure fluctuates greatly, a more accurate method is ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, that is, monitor blood pressure 24 hours a day, look at the specific blood pressure situation, ambulatory blood pressure average high/low pressure 24h ≥ 130 / 80mmHg; or daytime ≥ 135 / 85mmHg; At night ≥120/70mmHg. Consider diagnosing hypertension.
How to lower blood pressure
After discovering high blood pressure, how to lower blood pressure, the current formal method of lowering blood pressure is only a healthy lifestyle and formal blood pressure lowering drugs when necessary.
If you do not have high blood pressure exceeding 160/100mmHg, you can first reduce blood pressure through a healthy lifestyle, low-salt diet, high-potassium diet, adhere to exercise, do not stay up late, control weight, stay away from tobacco and alcohol, reduce stress, etc., which are all conducive to blood pressure control.
If after 3 months, the blood pressure still does not drop below 140/90, then you should consider using antihypertensive drugs to reduce blood pressure; or when high blood pressure is found, it is already above 160/100mmHg, or higher than 140/90mmHg, combined Diabetes or heart, brain and kidney disease, then you need to take antihypertensive drugs as soon as possible to reduce blood pressure.
As for the specific choice of antihypertensive drugs, or which types of antihypertensive drugs, you must take them under the guidance of a professional doctor, and you cannot choose antihypertensive drugs casually.
Our goal is to have blood pressure below 140/90. For middle-aged people, especially young people under 45, the blood pressure should be as low as 120/80, so that the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases will be lower.Electronic sphygmomanometer: According to the measurement position, it can be subdivided into upper arm type, wrist type, finger type, manual type, automatic type, etc. Its advantages are simple operation, intuitive readings, and it will automatically take measurements just by turning on the switch, which is suitable for home use.