Patient's question:
My grandfather is 68 years old this year. Yesterday he went for a health check-up. The doctor said he has stage three hypertension. Doctor, what is the concept of stage three hypertension?Doctor's answer:
Hypertension is divided into three levels; 140 mmHg to 159 mmHg is stage three hypertension; 160 to 179 mmHg is stage two hypertension; above 180 mmHg is stage three hypertension. General treatment includes a low-salt, low-fat diet, antihypertensive medications. Long-acting antihypertensive drugs are recommended, such as Amlodipine Besylate tablets taken once a day, one tablet per dose, each tablet containing 5 mg. This helps reduce the recurrence of complications associated with hypertension.