Know Your Numbers
Risk Factors
Management
The Consequences
Taking Your Blood Pressure
100

Your blood pressure is less than 120 systolic (upper number) and less than 80 diastolic (lower number)

What is normal blood pressure?

100

Risk factors you can change.  For example:  Diet, Exercise, Smoking, Type 2 Diabetes

What are modifiable risk factors?

100

These lifestyle modifications can help prevent and/or manage hypertension.  Name 2

What are diet, exercise, limiting salt intake, quit smoking?

100

Hypertension can cause this when blood vessels weaken and burst or clog within the brain

What is a stroke?

100

This is how long I should rest before taking my blood pressure reading

What is 5 minutes?

200

Your blood pressure is between 120-129 systolic (upper number) and less than 80 diastolic (lower number)

What is elevated blood pressure?

200

Risk factors you cannot change.  For example:  Age, ethnicity, gender etc.

What are non-modifiable risk factors?

200

Take antihypertensive medication as prescribed.  Name 1 antihypertensive medication  

What are metoprolol, carvedilol, losartan, amlodipine?

200

Hypertension can cause damage and narrowing to arteries within your heart causing this

What is heart disease/heart attack?

200

Never do this to your legs while taking your blood pressure

What is crossing them?

300

Your blood pressure is higher than 180 systolic (upper number) and/or higher than 120 diastolic (lower number)

What is hypertensive crisis?

300

Risk Factor:  High Cholesterol

Eat these types of fats to increase your HDL (the good cholesterol) and name 2 sources 

What are healthy fats?

What are avocados, nuts, seeds, fatty fish like salmon, olive oil?

300

This is how many milligrams (mg) of sodium I should limit to per day

What is 1500mg?

300

Hypertension can cause damage and strain to vessels in the eyes causing this

What is vision loss?

300

Position your body like this prior to taking your blood pressure

What is sitting upright with feet flat on the floor?

400

Your blood pressure is 140 or higher systolic (upper number) or 90 or higher diastolic (lower number)

What is Hypertension stage 2?

400

Risk Factor:  Inactivity

The American Heart Association recommends this number of minutes of exercise per week

What is 150 minutes or 30 minutes 5 times a week?

400

Avoid active smoking and this:  an environment where you may be exposed to passive smoking

What is second-hand smoke?

400

Hypertension can cause enlargement and strain on the heart which make it difficult to supply blood to the body causing this

What is heart failure?

400

This is where I should record all blood pressure readings

What is blood pressure log?

500

Your blood pressure is between 130-139 systolic (upper number) or between 80-89 diastolic (lower number)

What is hypertension stage 1?

500

Risk Factor:  Other medical conditions

Ask your doctor about a sleep study to evaluate you for this hypertension risk factor

What is OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea)?

500

Know your numbers:  this is how many times per day you should check your blood pressure at home

What is 2 times a day?

500

Hypertension can cause damage to the vasculature around the kidneys and make it difficult to filter blood causing this

What is kidney disease/failure?

500

Avoid these things 30 minutes prior to taking your blood pressure at home.  Name 2

What are eating, having caffeine, drinking alcohol, smoking, strenuous activity, stressful situations?

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