What items should be checked for hypertension

summary

Normal people's blood pressure is not higher than 90, high pressure is not higher than 140, higher than these, is hypertensive patients, hypertensive patients need special attention in life, hypertensive patients at home should also do some regular check items, specific items, let's explain to the family.

What items should be checked for hypertension

First: a general hospital examination, such as blood potassium, blood sodium, liver and kidney function, blood glucose, blood lipids, etc. Hypokalemia may lead to secondary hypertension. The examination of liver and kidney function is helpful for doctors to choose antihypertensive drugs according to the situation of patients. The detection of blood glucose and lipid can understand whether there are other risk factors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Second: platelet aggregation test has not yet been promoted, many patients with hypertension do not know that there is such a test, do not know the significance and value of this test. At present, although we also check platelets, but still stay in the platelet count and blood clotting time, in fact, it is necessary to check platelets.

Third: once the blood pressure rises, many organs become the targets of "attack", such as heart, brain and kidney. In comparison, after the heart, brain and other "target organs" are injured, there are more or less clues to be found, thus arousing the vigilance of patients and doctors. Kidney is not the case, not only a higher risk of damage, and damage is quite hidden, so urine is one of the must check.

matters needing attention

Hypertension is a kind of headache. If it is well controlled, there will be no problem. If the patient is not well controlled, there will be a sudden rise of blood pressure, and even death.