Patient's question:
Recently, Dad has started walking a bit unsteadily and is also breathing heavily. Is it high blood pressure? How is high blood pressure characterized?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, the patient may have a possibility of heart failure and a confirmed diagnosis of hypertension. It is recommended to use a mercury sphygmomanometer to measure blood pressure twice for each of the two non-parallel groups and calculate the average to determine if it is hypertension. Search for 140 to 159 mmHg as stage 3 hypertension, 160 to 179 mmHg as stage 2 hypertension, and above 180 mmHg as stage 3 hypertension. For your condition, I still recommend that you follow up in the cardiology department for an electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and other detailed examinations of cardiac function.