A little nervous about high blood pressure? Reminder: You can ask your doctor about these questions for your first visit to understand your condition!
Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases in China. Although medical technology is constantly improving and new antihypertensive drugs are available, there is still no clinical cure for hypertension.
This also means that once a patient is diagnosed, long-term or even life-long related treatment is required, and in order to avoid unknowing complications, patients also need to see a doctor for regular check-ups.
Under normal circumstances, most of the patients with essential hypertension in China have no obvious symptoms in the early stage, and there may even be no abnormality in the body, but only occasionally have symptoms such as dizziness and headache. Only during a physical examination or other physical examination did you find that your blood pressure has risen, or even exceeded the normal high value.
So the question is, what should I explain and consult with the doctor when I find that my blood pressure is elevated?
1. Personal and family medical history
Hypertension is clinically divided into two types, the first is primary hypertension, which is the type of extremely complex etiology, and the specific etiology cannot be determined by current medical technology.
The second is secondary hypertension , which is the type of hypertension for which the cause can be identified. When the patient first seeks medical examination, he should inform the doctor in detail about himself and his family's disease history, so that the doctor can clarify the direction of the examination;
2. Personal blood pressure changes
In the process of seeing a doctor, patients need to explain to the doctor in detail when they discovered high blood pressure, whether they have symptoms such as dizziness, headache, etc. At the same time, it is better for the patient to know the length of the illness, so as to facilitate the clinician to formulate a targeted treatment plan.
In addition, the patient should explain to the doctor the level of the previous increase in blood pressure, because blood pressure is fluctuating and the data of each measurement is different , so the patient must tell the doctor the usual blood pressure, as well as the lowest and highest blood pressure value changes. ;
3. Medication history
Hypertensive patients must explain to their doctor in detail what drugs they have taken before and after the increase in blood pressure . Although some drugs can play a role in the treatment of diseases, they may also cause blood pressure fluctuations, so this factor should be excluded first.
In addition, if the patient has taken blood pressure medication, the doctor should also be told the type of blood pressure medication and how well it works after taking the medication . Based on past treatment experience, it can be convenient for doctors to determine new treatment options and drug options, and help patients re-stabilize blood pressure;
4. How to care
After being diagnosed with hypertension, the doctor will give the corresponding treatment and conditioning plan according to the patient's age and the severity of the disease. After diagnosis, patients should have good medication compliance.
At the same time, you should also consult your doctor in detail on how to adjust your life in the future to help control your blood pressure. Usually , doctors recommend obese patients to actively lose weight, maintain a light and balanced diet, regular physical activity, regular sleep, and emotional stability.
Finally, it should be emphasized that after being diagnosed with hypertension, in order to be able to fully understand the control of the disease. Patients not only need treatment and life adjustment, but also need to purchase a home blood pressure measuring instrument to monitor blood pressure regularly and regularly.
Record the test results so that you can understand how your blood pressure is under control. If the patient's blood pressure does not drop after taking the medicine for a period of time, it is also very necessary to seek medical treatment in time to adjust the medicine.