wrote the outpatient medical record today. A patient's blood pressure was 165/112mmHg. At the same time, he was also a patient with diabetes , so one of his diagnosis was as follows: high blood pressure level 3 (very high-risk).
The patient was very curious and asked why his hypertension diagnosis was level 3, and why did he add a "very high-risk" later?
It is precisely because of the patient's problem that I have an idea. Tonight, I must introduce the grading of hypertension clearly so that patients with hypertension can understand where their illness is.
Hypertension is divided into 3 levels according to the value level. Let us introduce:
Normal blood pressure: Systolic blood pressure <120mmHgDiastic blood pressure <80mmHg
Normal high value: Systolic blood pressure: 120-139mmHg
Diastic blood pressure: 80-89mmHg
1Hypertension: Systolic blood pressure : 140-159mmHg
2Hypertension: Systolic blood pressure: 160-179mmHg
3Hypertension: Systolic blood pressure: 100-109mmHg
3Hypertension: Systolic blood pressure ≥180mmHg Diastolic blood pressure ≥110mmHg
Patients with hypertension can clearly see which level they are at based on the above values. Generally speaking, the higher the level, the greater the harm.
There is one thing to note. The blood pressure we measure has two values, one is systolic blood pressure and the other is diastolic blood pressure. We have a principle that the higher level shall prevail.
Take the blood pressure of this patient today as an example, his blood pressure is 165/112mmHg. Just looking at the systolic blood pressure of 165mmHg, it belongs to level 2 hypertension, but his diastolic blood pressure reached 112mmHg, which belongs to level 3 hypertension.
Therefore, based on the principle of high grade, the patient has grade 33 hypertension.
What is your blood pressure? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area, let’s classify it together.
