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Even with normal blood-pressure values, a regular self-check with
your blood-pressure monitor is recommended. In this way you can
detect possible changes in your values early and react appropriately.
If you are undergoing medical treatment to control your blood pres-
sure, please keep a record of the level of your blood pressure by car-
rying out regular self-measurements at specific times of the day.
Show these values to your doctor.
Never use the results of your
measurements to alter independently the drug doses pre-
scribed by your doctor.
Table for classifying blood-pressure values (units mmHG) according
to World Health Organization:
Range
Systolic
Diastolic Measures
Blood-pressure Blood-pressure
Hypotension
lower than 100
lower than 60
Check with
your doctor
Normal range
between 100
between 60
Self-check
and 140
and 90
Mild
between 140
between 90
Consult your
hypertension
and 160
and 100
doctor
Moderately
between 160
between 100
Consult your
serious
and 180
and 110
doctor
hypertension
Serious
higher than 180
higher than 110
Consult your
hypertension
doctor
immediately
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Further information
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If your values are mostly standard under resting conditions but
exceptionally high under conditions of physical or psychological
stress, it is possible that you are suffering from so-called «labile
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