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How Often You Should Actually Take Your Blood Pressure?

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​ How Often You Should Actually Take Your Blood Pressure?(1,2,3)

Monitoring your blood pressure is crucial for your health, especially if you have a history of hypertension or heart issues.

  • Healthy adults with no high blood pressure ​history, check your blood pressure at least once every two years during routine exams.
  • If your readings are borderline ​(120–129 systolic & under 80 diastolic), check once a year.
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Blood Pressure Levels

Category

Systolic

(Upper number)

Diastolic

(Lower Number)

Normal

120-129

Less than 80

Elevated

130-139

Less than 80

High-Stage 1

130-139

80-89

High-Stage 2

140 or higher

90 or higher

Crisis*

Higher than 180

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Higher than 120

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*Consult your doctor immediately

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If you have hypertension, consider checking your Blood pressure daily or weekly, home monitoring helps you to provide a consistent picture by minimizing temporary spikes or stress from doctor visits.

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How to Monitor Your Blood Pressure at Home?

  1. ​Sit calmly in a chair for at least 5 minutes without talking.
  2. Keep your feet flat on the floor & back straight.
  3. Avoid smoking, exercising, or drinking caffeine or alcohol for 30 minutes before measuring.
  4. Use a validated device & check cuff size for a good fit.
  5. Rest your left arm on a flat surface at heart level.
  6. Place the cuff above the bend of your elbow.
  7. Record all results.
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AM

Take at least 2 readings, one minute apart, in the morning before medications.

PM

Repeat in the evening before dinner.

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References:

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  3. https://shorturl.at/QvgTP
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