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Your Blood Pressure Management Plan
Your Blood Pressure Management PlanTRANSCRIPTIf you do have high blood pressure, you may not have thought about its effect on you.Overtime, high blood pressure can lead to very serious complications such as heartfailure and stroke.Now is the time to take control and work to manage your high blood pressure. Talk toyour healthcare provider to create a plan that keeps your blood pressure in a healthyrange.“He does an EKG and he checks out my blood pressure and makes sure thateverything is okay.”If you don’t have a healthcare provider, finding one you can work with and arecomfortable with is a key part of managing your blood pressure. You will be workingwith your healthcare provider to create a plan.To avoid the long-term complications of high blood pressure, and improve yourhealth, work with your healthcare provider to figure out a healthy blood pressure goalfor you. When you have a goal, you can make a plan to get there.Your plan may include: taking medication, checking your blood pressure, limiting salt,increasing your activity, losing weight, relieving stress, and quitting smoking.Work with your healthcare provider to create your plan. By following it you’ll helpcontrol your blood pressure, and avoid serious long-term complications.20% gradient meshhealthclipshealthclipshealthclipshealthclips4% gradient meshThis program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, orsuitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.hc_ha_10229_98_en_t00002.pdfhealthclips© Milner-Fenwick, Inc.5% gradient mesh
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