worried about blood pressure for the last week as high as 160/104. Was normal one month ago at docters office. I am 50 years old, normal weight and healthy on vegetarian diet and exerise every day.Do have family history of high blood pressure, mother had problems starting about 40 year old    Should I have this checked out or give it some time?
Hello and thank you for using Chat Doctor. I carefully read your question and I understand your concern. I will try to explain and give you my opinion. We talk about hypertension if we have mean values that exceeds 140/90 mmHg. Hypertension is divided in two groups