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from permissible values and take the necessary measures to prevent hyperten-
sion and the development of complications. If for medical reasons you have to
control your blood pressure, measure it regularly at the same time of the day and
keep a self-monitoring diary so that the doctor could evaluate changes in values.
Never use the results of your measurements to alter independently the drug
doses prescribed by your doctor.
Table for classifying blood pressure values (unit: mmHg) according to World
Health Organization
Range
Systolic
blood pressure
Diastolic
blood pressure
Measures
Hypotension lower than 100 lower than 60
Consult your
doctor
Blood pressure
optimum
between
100 and 120
between 60 and 80 Self–check
Blood pressure
normal
between
120 and 130
between 80 and 85 Self–check
Blood pressure
slightly high
between
130 and 140
between 85 and 90
Consult your
doctor
Blood pressure too
high
between
140 and 160
Between
90 and 100
Seek medical
advice
Blood pressure far
too high
between
160 and 180
Between
100 and 110
Seek medical
advice
Blood pressure
dangerously high
Higher than 180 Higher than 110
Urgently seek
medical advice!
Further information
If your values are mostly standard under resting conditions but exceptionally
high under conditions of physical or psychological stress, it is possible that you
are suffering from so–called «labile hypertension». This condition also requires
correction, please consult a doctor.
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