HOW TO CONTROL YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE FOR HEALTHY LIVING
Book Specification
| Item Code: | IDH030 |
| Author: | Dr. G.D. Thapar, M.D. |
| Publisher: | PUSTAK MAHAL |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2003 |
| ISBN: | 8122306349 |
| Pages: | 128 (Illustrated with Figure B & W Figure ) |
| Cover: | Paperback |
| Other Details | 8.4" X 5.4" |
| Weight | 160 gm |
Book Description
Hypertension has been termed a silent Killer', because it produces few symptoms but continues doing its damage. Symptoms arise from its complication, most of which ar serious conditions like heart attacks and strokes.
Consequently, everybody needs to possess some basic, relevant and accurate information and fact about this killer disease to prevent it in the first instance and control it, if necessary.
The book helps you in identifying the causes and development of adverse effects of Hypertension. It also goes information o9n major Hypertension-related diseases and gives physiological and other measures for controlling hypertension and preventing its complications. Many of the queries arising in the minds of the readers are answered in the book.
About the Author
Dr. G.D. Thapar, M.D. is an internationally renowned cardiologist, clinician, writer and Medical Administrator- Now based in Ambala Cantt. A former chief of the Medical unit at Willingdon (now Ram Manohar Lohia) Hospital, New Delhi and Cardiologist at IANS Hospital, University of Tripoli, Dr. Thapar is also the Author of many medical books including two best-sellers-Handbook of Bedside Medical Diagnosis and Coronary Spasmolysis for Acute Heart Attacks, which won the Best Research Work Award of I.M.A.
New editions of his other Popular books are:
● All you need to know about Heart Attack
● Life After Fifty
● How to Lead Healthy Life Despite Diabetes
● Dr. Thapar's Guide to family Health.
| 1 | Introduction | 13 |
| 2 | The Scenario | 15 |
| 3 | Some Basic Facts | 18 |
| 4 | How to Measure Blood Pressure | 22 |
| 5 | Normal and Abnormal Blood Pressure | 25 |
| 6 | Causes of High Blood Pressure | 29 |
| 7 | The Hypertension Syndrome | 30 |
| 8 | Development of Hypertension | 32 |
| 9 | Development of Adverse Effects | 35 |
| 10 | Hypertension-related Diseases | 38 |
| (i) Angina and Heart Attacks | 38 | |
| (ii) Cardiac Asthma | 44 | |
| (iii) Brain Thrombosis | 44 | |
| (iv) Brain Haemorrhage | 46 | |
| (v) Intermittent Claudication | 47 | |
| Complications of Accelerated (Malignant) Hypertension | 48 | |
| (vi) Diabetes | 49 | |
| 11 | Laboratory Investigations | 51 |
| 12 | Goals and Principles of Treatment | 55 |
| 13 | Physiological Measures for Control of Hypertension | 57 |
| (i) Work | 57 | |
| (ii) Stress and Tension | 59 | |
| (iii) Rest and Holiday | 62 | |
| (iv) Obesity | 64 | |
| (v) Exercise and Physical Activity | 69 | |
| (vi) Sexual Activity | 71 | |
| (vii) Non-alcoholic Beverages | 73 | |
| (viii) Alcoholic Drinks | 75 | |
| (ix) Smoking | 77 | |
| (x) Food for the Hyertensive | 78 | |
| 14 | drug Used in the Treatment of Hypertension | 83 |
| 15 | Potential Problems of Medication | 87 |
| 16 | Hypertension n the Elderly | 89 |
| 17 | Hypertension in Pregnancy | 91 |
| 18 | Hypertensive Families | 93 |
| 19 | Hypertension in Children | 95 |
| 20 | When You Need to Consult Your Doctor | 98 |
| 21 | Lifestyle for the Hypertensive | 101 |
| 22 | Prevention of Hypertension | 106 |
| 23 | Some Questions and Their Answers | 108 |
| 24 | Epilogue | 114 |
| 25 | Appendices | 116 |
| (i) Hints on Food | 116 | |
| (ii) sources of Minerals in Food | 120 | |
| (iii) Desirable Body Weights | 122 | |
| (iv) Glossary | 123 |
