High Blood Pressure TreatmentPembroke Pines, FL

Benefits of High Blood Pressure Treatment

With our professional guidance, we can provide the necessary treatment and lifestyle changes to help the patient lead a healthier lifestyle. Without the proper treatment and changes, the high blood pressure will only get worse and begin to cause health problems.

We can customize high blood pressure (hypertension) treatment to meet the patient’s needs.

Along with helping to treat one’s hypertension, we will also strive to help the patient begin healthier habits. Since high blood pressure does not always display symptoms early on, we measure blood pressure during a general examination. Even so, many people will avoid professional medical care until they need it, increasing the risk of high blood pressure remaining undetected.

Benefits of professional treatment for high blood pressure include:

• Professional guidance on healthy living
• Diagnosis of hypertension and other possible related conditions
• Knowledge on healthier dieting
• Recommending exercises to incorporate into one’s lifestyle
• Setting specific blood pressure levels to reach and maintain
• Recommending specific weight loss methods
• Possible medication to help with hypertension

The type of treatment we recommend will vary on the patient’s overall condition, age and medical needs. In many cases, this treatment will involve a mixture of these options.

Warning Signs and Symptoms

Since many of the symptoms for hypertension go undetected and since many people do not seek annual physicals, there is a greater chance of hypertension worsening and leading to serious health concerns. During any general exam or annual checkup, we will take the patient’s blood pressure for multiple reasons. Since hypertension can result from a separate health condition or one’s lifestyle, there are various options for treatment.

Some warning signs of hypertension can sometimes include:

• Headaches
• Shortness of breath
• Nosebleeds
• Obesity or unhealthy eating habits

However, most of these symptoms will not display themselves until after the patient’s blood pressure reaches life-threatening levels.

Treatment Process

Diagnosing high blood pressure is easy since we merely need to measure one’s blood pressure during an appointment. With that, we will then take a patient’s medical history and current condition into account. If there are any other pre-existing medical conditions, we need to know about them. With this information, we can begin to customize the treatment plan.

We can help the patient learn specific methods for eating healthier and exercising to help lower blood pressure. Along with that, we will also help the patient maintain a healthy weight or lose weight. If necessary, we can also prescribe medication to help lower blood pressure. The patient may need to schedule more frequent checkups with us to ensure they are maintaining the right blood pressure levels and increasing their overall health.