An accurate diagnosis is usually associated with the correct treatment. If an error occurs in the diagnosis, the procedures that follow after that will also be wrong, and every disease has diagnostic methods related to it, so high blood pressure is diagnosed after the blood pressure readings are higher than the average for the person at least 3 -4 readings and on different occasions between 3-4 weeks and it is preferable that the reading be at the same time of the day, if the rise is not severe and severe and needs immediate attention in the hospital or there are any severe complications of high blood pressure.
There is a common mistake, which is taking the reading daily or taking several readings in one day or on close occasions, so it is preferable to take several separate readings over a long period of time. The latest and easiest rule about this case is that when a person’s blood pressure reaches more than 140/90, and for someone over the age of sixty, the number is 150/90, then it is considered abnormal. And if this continues after several weeks and does not reduce the diet from table salt and quit smoking, if any, then you must take a medicine determined by your doctor according to your need for a specific medicine.What are the initial tests to detect high blood pressure?
When high blood pressure is detected, initial tests must be done, which are: urine examination for albumin (protein) and blood in the urine, which indicates a kidney disease that causes high blood pressure or the kidneys are affected by high blood pressure, and a blood test to ensure that there is no anemia that may be caused by kidney failure Or an increase in hemoglobin (hemoglobin) as a result of increased production of red blood cells, and blood chemistry testing, and electrocardiograms are also required to determine the extent to which the heart is affected by high pressure.
When a patient is diagnosed with high blood pressure, the doctor is expected to make sure of two things:
First: To identify the extent of the impact of high blood pressure on body organs such as the eyes, heart, kidneys, and arteries of the extremities and neck, as the enlargement and weakness of the heart muscle leads to fluid accumulation in the limbs of the legs (and this case also occurs when the kidneys are weak) and the fundus of the eye may also change caused by high blood pressure.
Second: In a few cases, there is a specific cause for high blood pressure, and it can be identified from some of the symptoms and signs that may appear on some parts of the body. For example, rapid heart rate, excessive sweating, and sensitivity to hot weather may be an indication of increased secretion of thyroid hormone, and weak heartbeat. The heart in the lower extremities and its strength in the arms indicates blockage of the aorta, and swelling of the face and weakness of movement indicates an increase in the hormone cortisone. To weak kidneys and increased fluid in the body, which raises blood pressure. Failure to control blood pressure in patients with kidney disease leads to its weakness.
