Blood Pressure Support - High Blood Pressure - How To Get High Blood Pressure Under Control
2020-01-11 08:34:39 by steffandevin
The patient should be taught how to prevent acute hypotensive Blood Pressure Support reaction and what to do if they should occur. In case of acute hypotensive reaction, patient should lie down immediately with his feet elevated above the head; flex the thigh and wriggle the toes to increase blood flow to the brain. This would help to increase blood and oxygen supply to brain cells.Patient should get up slowly from lying position to a sitting position before standing. This is to allow the vascular system adjust to changes in position. Otherwise there could sudden drop in blood pressure which would make the to slump and get injured. Patient should avoid standing motionless, especially within the first 2 hrs of taking anti-hypertensive drugs. Standing motionless causes drainage of blood from the brain and other organs thereby leading to a fainting attack. It also makes the vessels of the legs to relax causing a pooling of blood in the lower extremities.
