Hypertension

Tyler, Lucas, Yaron

 What is it?

● A condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high

● Usually hypertension is defined as blood pressure above 140/90, and is considered severe if the pressure is
above 180/120.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/symptoms-causes/syc-20373410?utm_sour
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Stages
1. Normal: Systolic less than 120 mm Hg and diastolic less than 80 mm Hg. No treatment is necessary
2. Prehypertension: Systolic between 120 and 139 mm Hg or a diastolic between 80 and 89 mm Hg.
3. Stage 1: Systolic between 140 and 159 mm Hg or diastolic 90 and 99 mm Hg. Blood pressure
medication
4. Stage 2: Systolic 160 mm Hg or higher or diastolic 100 mm Hg or higher. Two-Drug therapy

https://www.everydayhealth.com/hypertension/understanding-the-stages-of-hypertension.aspx
Signs & Symptoms
● Severe headaches.
● Nosebleed.
● Fatigue or confusion.
● Vision problems.
● Chest pain.
● Difficulty breathing.
● Irregular heartbeat.
● Blood in the urine
● flushing.
● dizziness.
● visual changes
https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/hypertension-symptoms-high-blood
-pressure
Heart Rate
● Individuals with Hypertension have higher heart rates than healthy individuals.
● Average adult: 60-80 bpm
● Hypertensive adult: >80 bpm

The best places to find your pulse are the:

● wrists
● inside of your elbow
● side of your neck
● top of the foot

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491126/#:~:text=In%20the%20HARVEST%20study%2C%2015,minute%
20%5B9%E2%80%A2%E2%80%A2%5D.

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/the-facts-about-high-blood-pressure/blood-pressure-vs-heart-r
ate-pulse
 Goals/Objectives
● Losing weight if you are overweight and obese
● Quit smoking (if you smoke)
● Eat more fruits and vegetables and low fat dairy products, and less saturated and
total fat
● Reduce the amount of sodium a day you consume
● Getting regular aerobic exercise
● Medications

https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/hypertension-treatment-overview#1
Appropriate exercise
Examples:
● Exercise regularly to lower blood
● Walking
pressure
● Jogging
● 150 minutes per week
● Bicycling
● Exercise also helps manage weight,
● Cross-country skiing
which helps control blood pressure.
● Skating
● Rowing
● high- or low-impact aerobics
● water aerobics
https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/safe-exercise-tips#1
(https://www.getqardio.com/healthy-heart-blog/exercises-for-hypertension/)
Avoided exercises
● Weight lifting
● Skydiving
● Sprinting
● Squash
● Scuba Diving

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/927262/high-blood-pressure-symptoms-lower-exercise
Warm up
● the warm up should be low intensity aerobic exercises to prevent the individual’s blood pressure
from rising

Examples:

● walking
● Jogging
● Bicycling
● Jumping rope
● Rowing

https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/safe-exercise-tips#1-2
 Cool Down
● The cool down should be similar to the warm up
● Low intensity aerobic exercise to allow heart rate come back down to resting levels

Examples:

● Waking
● Jogging
● Bicycling
● Jump rope
 Class Question

What is a sign/symptom of hypertension?