The blood pressure is determined by the amount and volume of blood that the heart muscle pumps, and also depends on the level of blood flow and flow resistance in the veins and arteries, The more the heart muscle pumps blood, the narrower arteries will be. The higher the blood pressure, the higher the blood pressure usually develops over many years. The process of detecting this disease is easily done. After the discovery of high blood pressure, it becomes It is possible to control and treat easily, high blood pressure when the systolic pressure is more than 200, and Diastolic pressure is more than 100.
Causes of blood pressure:
- Age: The risk of developing the disease increases as we age, the disease is more common and widespread in men than women, but it also affects women but less, especially after the period that comes after menopause.
- Family history: This disease is transmitted mostly through heredity.
- Obesity in a person or overweight: A person’s excess weight makes him need more blood in his body.
- Lack of physical activity: Exercise and continuously makes the heart muscle work better, and also reduces the risk of obesity and overweight.
- Smoking: Smoking leads to a rise in blood pressure from the normal level, and harmful chemicals in smoke may cause damage to the walls of blood vessels, especially arteries.
- Eating food containing high salt content: This works to hold fluids in the body, and then rise in blood pressure from the normal level.
- Alcohol .
- Chronic diseases: kidney disease, diabetes, atherosclerosis.
Blood Pressure Check:
Blood pressure measurement is done in two ways either using a mercury pressure device or an electronic pressure device.
- Using a mercury pressure device: wrap the belt on the patient’s hand, place the headset on the pulse of the hand to hear the pulse and determine the diastolic and contraction pressure.
- Using an electronic pressure device: by winding the belt on the hand, and then measuring the systolic and diastolic pressure.