Get to know the causes, symptoms and ways to prevent hypertension

Hermina's friends, in general hypertension is high blood pressure or exceeds normal limits. Hypertension is a condition where the systolic blood pressure increases ≥140mmHg and the diastolic blood pressure ≥90mmHg. One of the causes of hypertension can occur due to genetic or hereditary factors.

 

Hypertension Classification
BP Classification (JNC 7 and ACC/AHA Guidelines)
SBP		DBP	JNC7	2017 ACC/AHA
<120	and	<80	Normal BP	Normal BP
120-129	and	<80	Prehypertension	Elevated BP
130-139	or	80-89	Prehypertension	Stage 1 hypertension
140-159	or	90-99	Stage 1 hypertension	Stage 2 hypertension
≥160	or	≥100	Stage 2 hypertension	Stage 2 hypertension

The following are the symptoms of hypertension, including :
- Headache
- Neck pain
- Hard to sleep
- Fatigue
- Nauseous
- Vomit
- Out of breath
- Nervous
- Blurred vision 

The causes of high blood pressure :
- Age
- Diet
- Stress
- Genetic or hereditary factors
- Smoke
- Overweight or obese
- Lack of physical activity or exercise

Hermina's friends can make lifestyle modifications, namely losing 10 kg of weight which can reduce systolic blood pressure by 5-20 mmHg, maintaining a low salt diet, consuming lots of fruit, low cholesterol, not drinking alcohol, not smoking, and exercising regularly for at least 40 minutes. a day 3 - 4 x/week. For blood pressure targets (JNC 8), the blood pressure target for patients aged 60 years and over is <150/90 mmHg, and the blood pressure target for adult patients with diabetes or chronic kidney disease is 140/90 mmHg.

The following steps can be taken to prevent hypertension, namely:
- Do regular exercise activities.
- Maintain body weight.
- Reduce consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- Limit your intake of foods high in saturated fat.
- Eliminate/reduce trans fats in the diet.
- Eat healthy foods, such as fruit and vegetables.
- Limit salt intake (to less than 5g daily).
- Reduce excessive caffeine consumption.
- Stop smoking.

If Hermina's friends have complaints about high blood pressure, immediately consult a specialist in internal medicine at RSU Hermina Solo. Because if you leave it alone it will have fatal consequences, so it is very important to get the right diagnosis and medical treatment from a doctor if you have hypertension so that you immediately get treatment from a doctor.