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21 Feb 2008 02:01:56 | Jinky C. Mesias
In most cases, high blood pressure is usually present long
before its complications developed and shows some of its
symptoms. In order to treat high blood pressure it is important
to detect it in its earliest stage before it can do severe
damages to the critical organs in the body. In addition, the
increases in public awareness as well as the promotion of some
screening programs that are aimed towards the detection of
hypertension in its earliest stage are some of the keys that
lead to successful treatment of hypertension. The essence of
treating high blood pressure in its earliest stage can decrease
significantly the risk of stroke, heart attack and even kidney
failure. Moreover, life style changes in patients which are
pre-hypertensive are advised since it is not yet well proven
that treatment by means of medication are beneficial for
patients with pre-hypertension. In treating high blood pressure,
it is important to note the blood pressure reading. For blood
pressure that is consistently higher than 140/90 mm Hg, the
treatments consist of lifestyle modifications coupled with an
appropriate medication. However, for cases wherein the diastolic
pressure remains at a borderline level which is usually under 90
mm HG and steadily remains above 85 mm Hg, a more aggressive
treatment may be advised. Furthermore, there are instances
wherein the borderline diastolic pressures are associated with
end-organ damage, this kind of problem is usually associated
with systolic hypertension as well as some factors that may have
increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases especially on
patients that are 65 years and over who are smoking and has
hyperlipemia and diabetes. Regardless of the stage of
hypertension, any patient can start with any one of the several
classes of medication except of course the alpha-blocker
medications. The reason for this is that alpha-blockers are
usually used only in combination with another anti-hypertensive
medication and only in specific medical situations. There are
some particular situations wherein certain classes of
anti-hypertensive drugs are preferable compared to others as the
first choice of drugs. An example of which is the angiotensin
converting enzyme (ACE) which are inhibitors or the angiotensin
receptor blocking (ARB) drugs which are some of the first
prescribed medicines especially for patients with heart failure,
chronic kidney failure, for diabetics as well as for patients
with weak heart muscles.
Moreover, some patients with hypertension sometimes have
coexisting medical conditions in which case a particular class
of anti-hypertensive medication or a combination of which may be
chosen as the initial approach in treating hypertension. The
rationale behind this is to control the hypertension at the same
time curing the coexisting medical condition.
About Author :
Author’s Bio: Jinky C. Mesias is a lover of simple things and of
nature. She spend most of her time reading and writing poetry.
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