Check blood pressure at timely
intervals, so as to keep your blood pressure in control. If you are not
aware of the right techniques, then have it checked at the doctor’s
clinic.
How to Check Blood Pressure?
First, a
hand cuff is wrapped round the upper part of your arm. The cuff is
attached to a rubber bulb, which is gently squeezed and the cuffs get
inflated. For few moments, the normal blood flow is disrupted and the
pressure guage in the blood pressure machine reaches its peak.
Then,
the rubber bulb is gently released, thus causing the cuff to deflate.
Slowly, blood starts whoosing into your arteries. The doctor places a
stethoscope on your arm and he can hear the blood flowing in. The
reading on the gauge meter, when the blood starts passing in and your
pulse is felt, is read as the systolic pressure (the highest pressure).
Diastolic pressure, is read at the point when the whooshing sound stops
(the lowest pressure).
The blood pressure reading is taken
in the order of systolic/diastolic pressure, that is, the highest
pressure is at first and then is the lowest pressure. The normal blood
pressure reading is at 120/80 mmHg.
How to get Reliable reading?
When
you check blood pressure by yourself or by a doctor, then there are few
things, which you should be careful about. Do not drink caffeinated
beverages, 30 minutes prior to testing. Try to sit straight, with bared
arms, supported. The arms should be at heart level. Be sure that the
measurement cuffs fit well around your arm. At least try to get the
readings twice or thrice, so as to ensure accuracy.
If you
prefer to measure your blood pressure at home, then try to check blood
pressure gauge and compare its reading with the professional meter
gauge. If you are not sure about how to read from the meter gauge, then
it is preferable to seek advice from the health care professional.
More Blood Pressure Information
Remember
that, blood pressure can change under any circumstance. Stress,
tension, emotional state, posture, physical state and medication use,
can determine your blood pressure. Hence, you should try to check blood
pressure at regular intervals and with right techniques.
It
is essential to check blood pressure, because even if your pressure is
high or low, it is impossible to detect from your appearance. High
blood pressure can trigger heart failure and kidney failure. Hence, you
need to have interval check ups so as to monitor the effectiveness of
medication. However, the causes of blood pressure can be blamed on
kidney and urological disorders, neurological conditions, pre-eclampsia
in pregnant women, cardiovascular disorders and medications.
High
or low blood pressure is accounted as the silent killer. With tension
and stress mounting up, blood pressure has become a common problem with
many. Age plays hostile to blood pressure and therefore you should
check blood pressure to keep physical problems at bay.