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Hypertension (Risk factors (Diet (Low K, Mag, Ca, glucose intolerance,…
Hypertension
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Diagnosis
Measurement of blood pressure on two separate occasions with two readings two minutes apart. Certain conditions such as the patient in seated position, arm supported at the level of the heart, the patient at rest for 5 minutes, and patient free from smoking or caffeine 30 minutes before measurement. (Heuther & McCance, 2017)
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Epidemiology
About 75 million American adults (29%) have high blood pressure—that’s 1 of every three adults (CDC, 2016)
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