Patient's question:
I have been feeling dizzy, nauseous, and uncomfortable for two days. I haven't eaten anything wrong, and my deep sleep is fine, as well as my regular diet. Later, I checked my blood pressure at the community health center, and the readings were 150 mmHg for systolic pressure and 90 mmHg for diastolic pressure. Is this high blood pressure? What is the highest level of high blood pressure?Doctor's answer:
Hypertension is defined as diastolic blood pressure ≥140mmHg, and (or) diastolic blood pressure ≥90mmHg, only when these conditions are met can it be diagnosed as hypertension. Hypertension can also be divided into different types based on different values. For example, there are normal hypertension values, hypertension, mild hypertension, moderate hypertension, and severe hypertension, excluding isolated systolic hypertension. Therefore, the values of qualified hypertension must be determined according to different situations.