| At one point, Doctors hesitated to
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| | against possible further complications
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| prescribe medication for patients with a
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| | down the line.
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| blood pressure reading of less than 159
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| | On of the most important aspects of
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| 99 Hg. This was described as "mild
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| | where treatment differs nowadays is that
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| hypertension" and as such not deemed at
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| | Doctors can quite possibly provide one
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| the time to be dangerous.
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| | single course of medication that can
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| The rationale behind this that Doctors
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| | treat conditions like Hypertension and
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| felt that the adverse side effects of the
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| | accompanying medical problems like
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| medication used at the time would
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| | congestive Heart Failure.
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| possibly be of more danger to the patient
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| | The generally accepted initial approach
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| than the high blood pressure readings.
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| | to Hypertension Treatment nowadays is to
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| Times have changed however and this line
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| | start slow & low and then build gradually
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| of thinking is no longer in use. Both of
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| | where possible gradually increasing the
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| the above perceptions relating to the
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| | dosage of the medicine prescribed until
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| danger of the side effects and the mild
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| | the blood pressure level sinks to a
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| nature of the blood pressure readings
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| | normal level. If this is not shown to
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| have lead to the discontinuance of this
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| | work or causes troublesome side effects
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| practice.
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| | then a wide number of replacement
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| Recent research has firmly established
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| | medications are available for use.
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| the value of treating "stage 1
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| | The presently accepted course of
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| Hypertension" (a reading of between 140
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| | treatment for Stage 1 Hypertension is to
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| 90 - 159/99 Hg) with medication if
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| | start with one drug and add a second if
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| necessary. It is now also considered
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| | the blood pressure reading does not
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| prudent to treat patients who also suffer
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| | respond or decrease to normal levels. The
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| from Diabetes and High Blood Pressure if
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| | target levels here are 140/90 Hg. For
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| their readings are as low as 130/80 Hg.
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| | those with diabetes or chronic kidney
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| The sensitivity of medication nowadays is
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| | disease then the ideal targets are
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| such that blood pressure levels can be
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| | reduced to 130/80 Hg. For "Stage 2
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| controlled with much lower dosages
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| | Hypertension" (the old levels of
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| meaning that the danger of side effects
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| | conventional High Blood Pressure) then
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| can also be reduced.
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| | the accepted treatment programme is to
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| There has never been a greater variety
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| | start with at least 2 drugs. Again if the
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| of medication for High Blood Pressure
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| | response to this is not within an
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| available to Doctors from which to
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| | acceptable timeframe then the
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| choose. These "antihypertensive drugs"
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| | introduction of a third drug may occur.
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| also include many types of medication
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| | Just when you think that Hypertension
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| where there is a combination of several
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| | can be controlled with purely medication.
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| different types of drug. The newer types
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| | There is a marked improvement to all of
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| of medication quite often have a
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| | these programmes when the medication is
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| different chemical makeup and structure
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| | accompanied by the introduction and
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| compared to the older ones but quite
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| | implementation of lifestyle changes such
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| often produce nearly identical effects on
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| | as a well balanced diet, reduction in the
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| the human body.
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| | consumption of alcohol, increased
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| The range and sophistication of
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| | exercise and a complete cessation of
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| medication is such now that Doctors can
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| | smoking.
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| produce care plans and treatment
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| | 'Nuff said really.
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| programmes tailored to the individual
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| | Stephen Morgan writes regularly on
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| patient and in most cases prescribe
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| | issues involving
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| medication that have little or minimal
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| | High Blood Pressure Treatment
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| side effect to the patient and protect
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