Understanding
the Stages of Hypertension
There are various stages
of hypertension or high blood pressure. Also, there are some different
factors that can cause a temporary increase in your blood pressure,
like stress and anxiety, for example.
Well, most of us can
feel anxious and with much stress at some point in our
lives. This is why
we can't say that someone has hypertension if the first
reading says, for example, that your blood
pressure is
between 140-159/90-99 mmHg.
Because of this, your
doctor
can't diagnose hypertension if your reading is between 140-159/90-99
mmHg for the first time. After the first visit
to your doctor, it will be necessary to make two or more
readings before a diagnosis of hypertension can be done.
Blood pressure is
defined by different range of values. Let's see:
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if your
blood pressure is lower than 120/80 mmHg, then it is
considered normal.
-
If your blood
pressure is between 120-129/80-89 mmHg, then it is considered as
pre-hypertension. At this stage you should monitor it more often.
Remember that you can have pre-hypertension, even if you don't feel any
specific symptom.
-
if your blood
pressure is between 140-159/90-99, then this means that this is
classified as
primary
hypertension, or also called stage
1 hypertension.
-
if your blood
pressure is between 160-179/100-109, then this is classified
as
secondary
hypertension, or also called stage
2
hypertension.
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