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Title: High Blood Pressure Hypertension


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High Blood Pressure(Hypertension)
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Blood Pressure
  • Top number (systolic)
  • -measures the force of blood on arteries when the
    heart beats
  • 120/80
  • Bottom number (diastolic)
  • - measures force of blood on arteries between
    beats

3
What Is High Blood Pressure?
  • Blood pressure that stays elevated
  • more than 140/90
  • more than 130/80 if you have
  • diabetes
  • mild kidney disease
  • heart disease

4
Effects of High Blood Pressure on Your Body
Artery Damage
5
Effects of High Blood Pressure on Your Body
  • Hardening of the arteries
  • Stroke
  • Heart attack
  • Kidney damage
  • Blindness

6
Signs and Symptoms
  • Called the silent killer because most people
    have no signs or symptoms
  • Headaches, nosebleeds, and dizziness dont occur
    until blood pressure is dangerously high

7
Causes of High Blood Pressure
  • Usually unknown
  • Narrowing of the arteries
  • Fast heart rate
  • Kidney disease
  • Medications
  • Thyroid disease

8
Who Gets High Blood Pressure?
  • African Americans more than whites
  • People who
  • are older
  • are overweight
  • have high blood pressure in the family

9
How Do You Know If You Have High Blood Pressure?
  • Have your blood pressure checked at least every
    two years
  • Blood pressure varies during the day
  • At least 3 readings on different days are needed
    to diagnose high blood pressure

10
Controlling Your Blood Pressure
  • Lifestyle Changes
  • Healthy eating plan
  • Limit sodium
  • Achieve a healthy weight
  • Exercise/physical activity
  • even without weight loss

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Controlling Your Blood Pressure
  • Lifestyle Changes
  • Dont smoke
  • Limit alcohol
  • Manage stress

12
Follow a Healthy Eating Plan
  • Eat more fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy foods
  • Include whole grains, poultry, fish and nuts
  • Eat less fat, red meat, sweets and sugared
    beverages

13
Limit Sodium and Salt
  • Research shows that eating less
  • sodium and salt lowers blood pressure
  • Lower your sodium intake by
  • Eating out less often
  • Buying fresh, frozen or unsalted canned foods
  • Choosing foods with less than 400 mg/serving
  • Buying low- or reduced-sodium, or no salt added
    foods
  • Using less salt

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Get Enough Potassium
  • Potassium helps lower blood pressure
  • Helps balance the amount of sodium in your body
  • If you dont get enough potassium, you can
    accumulate too much sodium
  • Foods high in potassium include
  • Fruits, vegetables, dairy foods, and fish

15
Lose Weight if Overweight
  • Bigger people need more blood to supply nutrients
    to the body
  • Losing even 10 pounds can lower blood pressure

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Be Physically Active
  • Inactivity increases your risk of being
    overweight
  • Heart muscles have to work harder with each
    contraction, increasing the force on the arteries
  • Walking 30 minutes a day helps lower blood
    pressure

17
Stop Smoking
  • Smoking damages blood vessel walls and causes
    early hardening of the arteries
  • Nicotine narrows your blood vessels and forces
    your heart to work harder

18
Limit Alcohol
  • Heavy drinking (3 or more drinks/day) can damage
    your heart muscle
  • Cutting back to a moderate level of drinking can
    lower your blood pressure
  • no more than 2 drinks a day for men
  • no more than 1 drink a day for women

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Manage Stress
  • High levels of stress can temporarily cause a
    dramatic increase in blood pressure
  • Develop relaxation techniques to deal with stress

20
Blood Pressure Medications
  • Lower blood pressure in many different ways
  • More than one type may be needed
  • diuretics
  • beta-blockers
  • ACE-inhibitors
  • calcium channel blockers

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Points to Remember
  • Lifestyle changes that can prevent and control
    high blood pressure include
  • Healthy eating - emphasizing fruits, vegetables
    and low-fat dairy foods
  • Choosing and preparing foods with less salt and
    sodium
  • Losing weight if overweight
  • Increasing physical activity
  • Drinking in moderation if you drink alcoholic
    beverages

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List alternatives for these high-sodium foods
  • Breakfast
  • Hardees Sausage and Cheese Biscuit
  • Lunch
  • Smoked turkey and American cheese sandwich
  • Canned vegetable soup
  • Potato chips
  • Dinner
  • Rotisserie chicken
  • Canned green beans with cream of mushroom soup
    and onion rings
  • Instant mashed potatoes
  • Cornbread
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