Let’s read a story about hypertension or high blood pressure
Sunita's mother had not been feeling well for a few days. She had cough and cold. Sunita convinced her to see a doctor and they went to Doctor Mahi. Sunita's mother informed Dr. Mahi that she had been having cold and cough for the last couple of days. She was also getting tired easily. The doctor examined her and said that she should take rest and drink warm water to soothe her throat. She assured her that the cold and cough would go away soon.
While the doctor was examining her mother, Sunita saw the doctor open a box-like instrument. The inner side of the lid had a scale next to a tube containing some liquid substance, and it was linked to a rubber bag with a cuff and a pump lying in the box. Dr. Mahi kept talking to Sunita's mother while winding the cuff tight around her arm. She also used a stethoscope. She asked her, “What is your age?” She also enquired about food habits and stress. She then said that the blood pressure was is currently higher than normal and would need to be checked regularly. “Blood pressure? What is that?” Sunita asked.
Doctor Mahi told her, “Blood pressure or BP of most people varies within a certain range during most of the day”. The doctor continued, “That range is considered normal. Sometimes, for a person, blood pressure becomes constantly higher than the normal range and this can be dangerous for our body.”
Sunita’s mother’s BP was higher than normal. Dr. Mahi prescribed some medicines and asked her to come in after one week. She advised Sunita’s mother to reduce salt and oil in her food and told her to get her BP checked from time to time.
You may know some people around you who suffer from high BP. High BP is not only a problem among the elderly, it is a common problem among most adults. It is now recommended that people above the age of 30 should get their blood pressure checked regularly.
Blood pressure is affected by many factors: your family history your diet, whether your weight is normal or excessive, your personality someone who gets anxious and annoyed soon, or someone relaxed, whether you are under some stress. It also varies during the day, depending on what you are doing and feeling, and on the balance of many things in your body.
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Let’s read a story about hypertension or high blood pressure