Measure and diagnosis of hypertension should focus exclusively on systolic blood pressure in patients aged over 50 years, rather than using both systolic and diastolic as is current practice.
The experts say that, because of ageing populations, systolic hypertension (SH) is becoming much more common and important due to its high prevalence in patients aged 50 years and over, compared with diastolic hypertension.
Systolic blood pressure (SBP) rises with age, but diastolic blood pressure (DBP) only rises until around age 50 and falls thereafter, at a time when risk of cardiovascular disease begins to rise. Thus there is an increased prevalence of SH in patients aged 50 years and over, and an almost total disappearance of DH. Since more than 75% of people with hypertension are aged over 50 years, the burden of disease is mainly due to systolic pressure.
Also,SBP is more easily and accurately measured than DBP and is a better predictor of risk.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Treating Herpes zoster ownway
My closely related person has acquired Herpes last week, so i start learning about Herpes zoster. Here are some very essential points that i have gathered for the patients of Shingles.
You can't prevent yourself from contracting shingles. This is because it is not contracted from someone with shingles or chickenpox infection as you get shingles from your own chickenpox virus. BUT, If you have shingles, you could transmit the virus, and people could develop chickenpox as a result of contact with you. Hence it is essential for you to remain away from others for about 7-9 days until the blisters have dried, because till then, the virus is present in the blister fluid. Isolate patient with active skin lesions to prevent him from infecting others.
Let him remain away from those people who have a poor immune system, pregnant women or those who are immunocompromised as they are at a higher risk to develop the disease.Local dressing with water at room temperature, for ½ an hour-1 hour, at least 5-6 times everyday helps some patients. Cool wet compresses also help to lessen the pain. Application of soothing lotions like Calamine or soothing bath like starch baths etc. may relieve discomfort and ease the skin irritation in some individuals.
Rubbing some coconut oil 4-5 times daily would nourish the skin and prevent dryness.
Food that one can avoid during shingles
Sugar and chocolates, Drinks like coffee, alcohol, soft drinks Fried foods, Peanuts and peanut butter,White rice and white flourProcessed meats.
You can't prevent yourself from contracting shingles. This is because it is not contracted from someone with shingles or chickenpox infection as you get shingles from your own chickenpox virus. BUT, If you have shingles, you could transmit the virus, and people could develop chickenpox as a result of contact with you. Hence it is essential for you to remain away from others for about 7-9 days until the blisters have dried, because till then, the virus is present in the blister fluid. Isolate patient with active skin lesions to prevent him from infecting others.
Let him remain away from those people who have a poor immune system, pregnant women or those who are immunocompromised as they are at a higher risk to develop the disease.Local dressing with water at room temperature, for ½ an hour-1 hour, at least 5-6 times everyday helps some patients. Cool wet compresses also help to lessen the pain. Application of soothing lotions like Calamine or soothing bath like starch baths etc. may relieve discomfort and ease the skin irritation in some individuals.
Rubbing some coconut oil 4-5 times daily would nourish the skin and prevent dryness.
Food that one can avoid during shingles
Sugar and chocolates, Drinks like coffee, alcohol, soft drinks Fried foods, Peanuts and peanut butter,White rice and white flourProcessed meats.
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