If you have parents with high blood pressure, what should you do when you go out to work? listen to a doctor's reminder
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A few days ago, I went to the countryside to participate in a poverty alleviation clinic. This is a mountain village with a population of nearly 1,000. Due to the small and barren land, going out to play has become an important source of income for the villagers. Because of this, most of the young people in the village live in the county and other places. Most of the people who work and stay in the village are elderly people who have passed through the ages. I heard that experts from the provincial capital came to treat everyone, and the old people came to the village health center early and formed a long queue.
At a glance, there are not a few old people in the queue who are on crutches and sitting in wheelchairs. There are as many as thirty or forty of them, all of whom are patients with sequelae of cerebrovascular disease, which makes people sigh. However, the situation after the start of the diagnosis and treatment was even more shocking. Among the more than 100 elderly people at the scene, those with high blood pressure accounted for more than 70%. With the further understanding of these elderly people, several experts felt heavy. A doctor gave this reminder to the children of the elderly:
An old man said: It’s not easy for children to be outside, so I can’t cause trouble for them. I know I have high blood pressure, but I haven’t told them. Sometimes dizziness can be cured by taking a few pills. It’s okay, just watch them Be happy when you have a good time.
Poor parents all over the world, the blood pressure measured by this old man is as high as 186/112mmHg, and there is a possibility of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents at any time. Maybe the moment they fall down, they will never be able to stand up again. At that moment, their children may never stand up again. Losing my parents, I can no longer have the feeling and hope of going home.
In clinical practice, the treatment of high blood pressure has never been standardized. There are too many cases of people being rushed to the hospital due to sudden accidents. I have seen too many children weeping because of remorse, but what is the use of that? If before going out to work, check the body of the parents who stay at home, at least to know whether there is any problem with the most basic indicators such as blood pressure, blood sugar, etc., such regrets will not happen, and I can go out to work with peace of mind. However, How many migrant workers will do this?
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Normal blood pressure: less than 120/80
Normal high blood pressure: 121-139/80-89mmHg
Primary hypertension: 140-159/90-99mmHg
Secondary hypertension: greater than 160/100mmHg
An old man was very puzzled by the measured blood pressure of 170/106mmHg. He said that he had been taking antihypertensive drugs, which were bought by his children, and would be sent back every few months. It has been uninterrupted for several years , why blood pressure is still so high? I have been asking: Are these medicines taken for nothing?
The experts patiently told the elderly that blood pressure cannot be lowered after taking medicine, and that blood pressure should be measured frequently. If blood pressure is still high after taking antihypertensive drugs, the type and dosage of antihypertensive drugs should be adjusted according to your blood pressure, like you In this way, the blood pressure is not measured once in a year or two. It is very dangerous for the blood pressure to be so high. Let the children come back and take you to the hospital for an examination, and change the antihypertensive drugs again!
The old man shook his head half-understanding, and muttered to himself, "They are busy and don't have time to come back." I believe that the old people would not tell their children what they said, but as children, how many people would think of this issue and take themselves to stay behind? Parents at home go to the hospital to see if the blood pressure has dropped? How much did it drop again? Is it enough to just remember to buy some medicine for your parents?
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General control blood pressure control target: less than 140/90mmHg, when suffering from diabetes, it should be less than 130/80mmHg
For the elderly over 80 years old, the primary control goal is to lower the systolic blood pressure to less than 150mmHg, if it can be tolerated, it can be further reduced
If the blood pressure cannot reach the control target after taking one antihypertensive drug, the second or even third antihypertensive drug should be added in time until the blood pressure control reaches the target
This is an old man on crutches, trembling and moving step by step to the free clinic site. After the death of her husband, the children wanted to take her to the county town several times, but she refused. She said that she can still move, and she can control her own food and drink. Lazar, I can't cause trouble for the children, but the inconvenience caused by the sequelae of hypertensive cerebrovascular accident two years ago made her almost unable to leave the gate of her hospital for a year.
What is even more worrying is that in the past two years, except for a Chinese patent medicine that she believes can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, other high-risk patients with high blood pressure must take antihypertensive drugs, lipid-lowering drugs, anticoagulant drugs, etc. No, it is a blessing in misfortune that she can still maintain this state. After repeated instructions, the old man went home with the prescription written by the doctor, but who knows if the old man's children will see this prescription? Can the elderly receive treatment as prescribed by the doctor?
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For patients with hypertension combined with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, in addition to ensuring that the blood pressure reaches the standard, comprehensive intervention measures should also be taken, such as taking statins to delay the progression of atherosclerosis and plaques, and to stabilize plaques without rupture and form thrombus , taking anticoagulants such as aspirin to prevent infarct diseases, etc. These treatments are equally important as lowering blood pressure.
In the communication with the old people, the experts learned that the daily diet of the villagers is very heavy, and they rarely eat vegetables, let alone fruits. It is often a big bowl of noodles with some seasoning for lunch, a big steamed bun and a bowl of thick rice. Rice porridge is the most common dinner. Eating a few eggs from home-raised chickens can improve your life. This eating habit is the most common cause of high blood pressure and diabetes.
An old man proudly said that every time the children came back, they would bring him a lot of delicious food, and the package would be enough for the old couple to stutter for a while. The old people in the village envied him very much. However, the delicious food they talk about is just biscuits, instant noodles and other foods, which are high in oil and salt, which cannot make up for the lack of fruits and vegetables, which is a taboo for the elderly to maintain health and prevent diseases.
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In the prevention and treatment of high blood pressure, it is very important to eat less salt. It is required that the daily salt intake should not exceed 6 grams, the daily green leafy vegetables should not be less than 500 grams, and the fruits should not be less than 250 grams. This is the basic guarantee for the intake of vitamins and minerals. It plays an important role in preventing the occurrence of cerebrovascular diseases caused by elevated homocysteine.
During the diagnosis and treatment activities, it is very worrying that the elderly people suffering from high blood pressure do not take the right medicine, cannot take the medicine on time, stop taking the medicine for fear of spending money, and never monitor the blood pressure. It is necessary to continuously strengthen the popularization of hypertension prevention and treatment knowledge, so that more people pay attention to the prevention and treatment of hypertension. If the left-behind old people can't do this, the children who work outside should do it well. You must know that the parents who stay at home guard a complete and happy home for us, and let them guard us healthily. Obligatory responsibility.
So, did you do this for your stay-at-home parents while you were working outside the home?
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