Hypertension

Proper blood pressure measurement:

• is always measured at the same time / day
• no physical activity, coffee, cigarettes half an hour before measuring
• Do not measure the pressure using a "bracelet" - the apparatus around the wrist
• Sit in a quiet room 10 minutes before the measurement
• The arm at which the blood pressure is measured should be supported and the cuff should be at the heart level
• two or three measurements are performed with a space of 2 minutes and the medium value is taken

General recommendations:

• Do not measure blood pressure often
• Do not do the correction of the therapy alone, but in consultation with the doctor
• Take the therapy regularly
• medicines are not a substitute but an addition to lifestyle changes in the treatment of hypertension