Visit to hypertensive patient

Today she visits Mrs. Alida, 49 years old, a hypertensive patient for about 7 years. She reports that before she was diagnosed she had very intense headaches that were radiated to the neck, dizziness, nausea, depression; Until after a medical follow-up he was diagnosed HTA grade II with which he was indicated treatment of life that had to change in several occasions for not obtaining them in the pharmacy and to count on low economic resources.

At the check-up, high blood pressure levels of 160 / 140mmHg were found. The patient reported that for about 2 weeks he had not complied with the treatment, since his medication had not reached the pharmacy. He says that I am suffering from weakness, headache and palpitations.


For what is a patient at risk of suffering serious complications of this disease as an acute myocardial infarction which is the most frequent in hypertensive, lack of medicines was indicated some therapeutic measures for its control such as:

---. Reduce salt intake
---. Increase physical activity such as jogging, walking or ballooning 30 minutes a day.
---. Reduce stress.
---. Sleep the necessary 8 hours.
---. Eating foods that help maintain stable levels of tension, such as:
-The banana: it is one of those fruits that patients with high blood pressure can eat regularly. Banana is a source rich in potassium which can help control blood pressure.

• Celery / celery Spain: Celery consumed on a regular basis can not only improve blood pressure levels, but also help reduce the stress hormones that constrict blood vessels, which can cause hypertension. You are told to try to eat at least one celery stalk with one glass of water a day.
  -Need: you are told to eat between one and two cloves of garlic a day, previously crushed. Since these contain hydrogen sulfide, a compound that promotes good blood flow, eliminates the gases and reduces pressure on the heart.
  -Limmon: Lemon helps to eliminate stiffness of blood vessels, making them softer and more flexible, which can help reduce blood pressure
  ---. Reduce intake of fatty foods.
  ---. Early dinner on a schedule between 6 and 7:30 pm.