High BP - leading silent killer , unless we take proactive steps in measuring our BP , assess the risk factors for it , it can have serious outcomes at times . Health screening , diet & Lifestyle modification as well as optimum dose adjustments is the key to management of Hypertension .

1. 3 Easy ways to control high BP
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Dr Manisha Deokar
Preventive Cardiologist
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3. Blood Pressure – what it is ?
• Blood pressure is
pressure of blood
in your arteries.
• changes along
with contraction
and relaxation of
Heart .

4. What does number means ?
•Normal blood pressure is 120/80 mm of hg.
• The top number represent higher level of
your blood pressure when your heart
contract and pump the blood to arteries, it is
called as Systolic Blood Pressure ( SBP ) .
•Second number represent lower level of
blood pressure as your heart relaxes in
between two contractions and is called as
Diastolic Blood Pressure ( DBP )

5. Age at diagnosis
High BP – Hypertension -
means your blood pressure
remains constantly higher
than normal.
Though common age of
presentation of high blood
pressure is 45 to 50
now days hypertension is
also detected at higher age
group like 30 to 35.

6. Why at young age ?
• Stress
•Addictions – smoking , alcohol
• Lack of exercise
• Wrong food choices , junk food
•Obesity
.

7. Symptoms of B.P
• Mostly asymptomatic
• Persistent headache
• Giddiness,
• Fainting,
• Nose bleeding,
• In very high level
blood pressure
person usually lands up
with stroke of heart
attack

8. Complications
•If not detected in time ,
most of the cases are
diagnosed with
complications of High BP
like Heart Attack
and paralysis .
•Also long standing
uncontrolled hypertension
is leading cause of kidney
failure

9. Before reaching a diagnosis of High BP
•Don’t get panic with one high
reading of BP
•Only one high reading of blood
pressure does not means you
are suffering from high blood
pressure,
•Record on two different
occasions ,Preferably 15 days
apart Quiet condition
•.Record in sitting and supine
position

10. Easy steps to control BP
Health screening
• Blood sugar, BUN , Creatinine
•Lipid Profile
•Urine Routine
• ECG ,
• Stress Test ,
•2 D Echocardiography
Advanced tests are required
for young cases ..

11. 2 Diet & Lifestyle modification
General principles include
•Preferably Vegetarian diet
•Low fat
•Less oil intake
•Low salt
•Regular exercise
•Stress relaxation ways like Meditation
and Yoga
•Stop smoking & no or reduced alcohol
intake

12. 3 Start & adjust dose of drugs
Start of Anti Hypertensive
Drugs
Its advice to start with
one dose of
antihypertensive
at one time and increase
its dose to maximum
possible before we another
antihypertensive drug

13. Targets for Normal BP
•Target your blood
pressure to 120/ 80 or
maximum 130/80 mm hg
•Regular blood pressure
monitoring in one month
is essential
•Self monitoring of blood
pressure is also
encouraged

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