hi, i am 36 yrs old 5 ft 11 in tall, yesterday i had pain in my right arm, today i got my bp cked it was 140 / 100 and after 10 mts i got it checked again it came to b 138/94. please suggest me is it normal and if not what precautions and tests i need to carry out? Thanks
I read your question carefully, and I understand your concern. Those values are a little high though not alarmingly so. However, isolated measurements are not enough as blood pressure is affected by many factors like stress and pain. So treatment is not started for one single high value (since the measurements are only 10 min apart it is the same episode). What is advised is to measure blood pressure once or twice daily for the next 10 days. Measurements should be made after resting for at least 5 minutes and not after having taken coffee or alcohol in the preceding hour. Only if there are repeated high values (over 140 for the systolic and over 90 for the diastolic) is a diagnosis of high blood pressure made and treatment considered. I hope to have been of help.