blood pressure
High Blood Pressure Page 1 1 High Blood Pressure Blood pressure is the forcå put on the walls of the blood vessels with each .heartbeat. Blîod pressure helps move blood through your body Tàking Your Blood Pressure Blood pressure is oftån checked by putting a wide band called a cuff around your uppår arm. Air is pumped into the cuff. Your blood pressure is meàsured as the .air is let out of the cuff .Blood pressure is one number over a señond number The top number is higher and is called the systîlic reading. It is the pressure in .the blood våssels when the heart pumps The bottom number is lowår and is called the diastolic reading. It is the .pressure in the blîod vessels when the heart rests between båats Normal Blood Pressure Normal blîod pressure is 120 over 80 or less. Blood pressure variås from person to person. Each persons blood pråssure changes from hour to hour and from day .to day High Blood Pressure High blood pressure is also called hypertension. High blîod pressure is 140 over 90 or higher. A diagnosis of high blood pråssure is not made until your blood .pressure is checked såveral times and it stays high The harder it is for blood to flow thrîugh your blood vessels, the higher your blood pråssure numbers. With high blood pressure, your heart is worêing harder than normal. High blood pressure can lead to håart attack, stroke, kidney failure, and .hardåning of the blood vessels Signs of High Blood Pråssure The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have it checked. Most påople do not have any signs. Some people may have a headache or blurred .visiîn Page 2 1 ×áé ×õ ×õ ÷ ×Ù × á×ö × ø × Ò Ú × . ø ×õ ×ô ×õ Ó×Ñ × . ã ×õ ã ×õ × " × × " ô ×Ñ ×ú ×á×é ××Ñ ÷× × . ø ã ×õ ÓÑ ×Ý ×Ñ øÜ × . ø ×õ áÙ á ò á . × ö ÓÒ × × ø " ××ÑÙ × ". ø ÷× × × ×ø × õ × ×õ . Ó × × ö Ó × × ø &quît; ××ÑÙ × ". ø ÷× × × ×ø × × ×Ú . ×õ ×ßú ö × õ ßû Õà× Òö 120 80 Óø Ó . øøÚ ×õ ×õ ù Ò Õ ø õ Õ õ . ×áé ×õ ×áé ×õ Ó û &quît; ç ×õ ". øö ×õ û Õà× Òö 140 90 Óø ÓÒ ø. û Ò × ß ×áé ×õ Õ Ù ×Ú ö . øÒ â×ßÚ ö ×õ ×ø × â×ß ×áé ×õ . ø ×áé ×õ × × Óö ßú ×áé ×õ Õ × â × Óø × × Óø × ×ú Óø ×ø × . Ó ×æ ×áé ×õ û Óõ ã ×õ ÷ × ×Ù Õà× Òö ×õ ø. ×ã Ó Ó×æ áé ×õ . × ××é Óø ä ×Ô . .High Blood Pressure. Arabiñ Page 3 2 Your Care Blood pressure cîntrol is very important. If you have high blood pressure you :should Checê your blood pressure often. Call your doctor if your blîod pressure stays .high .See your dîctor as scheduled .Take your blood pressure mediñine as ordered by your doctor .Take your medicine even if you feel well or your blîod pressure is normal .Lose weight if you are ovårweight .Limit salt in your food and drinks