{"id":752,"date":"2024-10-09T22:57:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T22:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/?p=752"},"modified":"2024-10-09T22:57:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T22:57:40","slug":"tips-on-hypertension-high-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/2024\/10\/09\/tips-on-hypertension-high-blood-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips on\u00a0 *HYPERTENSION*\u00a0 High Blood Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tips on\u00a0 *HYPERTENSION*<\/p>\n<p>High Blood Pressure<\/p>\n<p>Hypertension is also called &#8220;high blood pressure&#8221;. (HBP)<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Hypertension is a condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Usually hypertension is defined as blood pressure above 140\/90, and is considered severe if the pressure is above 180\/120.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It is common in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">More than 1.5 million cases per year (Nigeria)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A chronic one can last for years or be lifelong.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It requires treatment by a medical professional as it requires a medical diagnosis, Lab tests.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">High blood pressure often has no symptoms. Over time, if untreated, it can cause health conditions, such as heart disease and stroke.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The heart has to work harder to pump blood. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). In general, hypertension is a blood pressure reading of 130\/80 mm Hg or higher.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>*Causes*<\/p>\n<p>Hereditary<\/p>\n<p>Smoking<\/p>\n<p>Hyperlipidaemia<\/p>\n<p>Obesity<\/p>\n<p>Sedentary life<\/p>\n<p>Too much salt<\/p>\n<p>Kidney disease<\/p>\n<p>Pregnancy<\/p>\n<p>Stress<\/p>\n<p>*Features*<\/p>\n<p>Asymptomatic<\/p>\n<p>Headache<\/p>\n<p>Dizziness<\/p>\n<p>Body weakness<\/p>\n<p>Easy fatigability<\/p>\n<p>Blurred vision<\/p>\n<p>Leg swelling<\/p>\n<p>Facial swelling<\/p>\n<p>*Complications*<\/p>\n<p>Heart Failure<\/p>\n<p>Heart Attack<\/p>\n<p>Stroke<\/p>\n<p>Sudden death<\/p>\n<p>Blindness<\/p>\n<p>Miscarriage in pregnant women<\/p>\n<p>*Prevention*<\/p>\n<p>Avoid smoking<\/p>\n<p>Avoid alcohol<\/p>\n<p>Reduce salt<\/p>\n<p>Reduce fatty foods<\/p>\n<p>Control weight<\/p>\n<p>Regular exercise<\/p>\n<p>Avoid akape drugs<\/p>\n<p>Stress coping&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Complement: Dr.Nuhu Folonsho NASFAT Doka Branch Kaduna.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips on\u00a0 *HYPERTENSION* High Blood Pressure Hypertension is also called &#8220;high blood pressure&#8221;. (HBP) Hypertension is a condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high. Usually hypertension is defined as blood pressure above 140\/90, and is considered severe if the pressure is above 180\/120. It is common in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":755,"href":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752\/revisions\/755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}