What is the normal blood preasure for a man aged 32, 6 ft tall and wieghing 303 lbs?

Question

My husbands blood pressure is 194 and the doctor put him on lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide. One pill each every day plus asprin. Im very worried. The doctor said if he didnt watch himself he will have a heartattack. No doubt. So what things thing can he do or diets can he do to loose weight?

Answer 1

120/72 would be normal. If the number goes above 145/90, a person is in trouble. Depending on whether the 194 is the top number (systolic) or bottom number (dystolic) is how much trouble he's in, but he's in trouble. Also, at 303 pounds, his bmi (body mass index) is 41.1, which makes him morbidly obese, emphasis on the word "morbid." You should be worried. Even if he doesn't have a heart attack, he will lose his quality of life. First his knees will need to be replaced, then he'll be in a walker, then a wheelchair, and he'll be pretty much unhappy for the last 15 years of his life (presuming he has that much time). Oh, and let him know that if he gets diabetes, which is common with obesity, at some point he'll no longer be able to get an erection.

The good news is that even a 10% weight loss will help him reduce his health risks, and every pound of loss helps. You can help him a great deal. I recommend Weight Watchers for both of you. You can learn about diet and exercise and help him to eat more healthy. You'd be surprised at the things you learn, like why orange juice is a bad idea and why olive oil is good for a diet. You can also consult the National Weight Control Registry, which contains advice from people who lost a lot of weight and kept it off.

Finally, and this is a sad thing to say, but if you have children or a mortgage, you should make sure he has adequate term life insurance, if he can get it. It's better to be prepared than surprised.

Good luck.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes 99.3 is considered a fever. The one thing that should be remembered is that the elderly have a weaker immune system then other adults. With that in mind you should treat this as if he is running a 100 or more degree fever. The simple cold symptoms for a standard person, may be the beginning of a server upper respiratory infection or pneumonia for him. Combine that with the passing out and not eating, he really needs to see a Doctor or go to the emergency room......which should of happen when he passed out.

Answer 4

He simply needs to eat 3 healthy meals a day watching his portions and have healthy snacks. You can help buy switching to skinless chicken pieces, meat without a lot of fat and fish if he likes it. Serve more veggies and less carbs. If he is a meat an potato man have him watch how many potatoes he eats at a meal. For snacks pick up crackers and cheese, nuts, yogurt if he likes it or veggies with dips etc. He also needs to exercise. Does he like to go bowling or maybe roller skating or perhaps join a dance class together in ballroom dancing. Anything besides sitting on the couch or in front of a computer etc.

Answer 5

Normal blood pressure should be less than 120/80 mm Hg.
Your husband is having Stage 2 Hypertension.
Hypertension is sustained elevation of resting systolic BP (≥ 140 mm Hg), diastolic BP (≥ 90 mm Hg), or both. Hypertension with no known cause (primary; formerly, essential hypertension) is most common; hypertension with an identified cause (secondary hypertension) is usually due to a renal disorder. Usually, no symptoms develop unless hypertension is severe or long-standing. Diagnosis is by sphygmomanometry. Tests may be done to determine cause, assess damage, and identify other cardiovascular risk factors. Treatment involves lifestyle changes and drugs, including diuretics, β-blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, and Ca channel blockers.
Hypertension can be controlled by diet and exercise.
Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. This kind of diet includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish (not canned in oil), vegetables, poultry, egg whites, and polyunsaturated oils and margarines (corn, safflower, canola, and soybean oils). Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, lard, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods.
Low sodium intake.(Sodium chloride, Monosodium glutamate, Sodium bicarbonate)
*Regular exercise.
*Stop tobacco smoking.
*Stop consuming alcohol.
*Reduce fat and oils in the diet.
*Obesity - In obese subjects, losing a kilogram of mass generally reduces blood pressure by 2 mmHg. (Abdominal circumference should be less than 100 cms)
*Control Diabetes Mellitus.
*Avoid worry and stress.
*Avoid occupational, aircraft and roadway noise exposure.
Hypertension, if not treated, may lead to heart attack, stroke or kidney failure.
Thiazide or thiazide-like diuretics are commonly used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). High blood pressure adds to the workload of the heart and arteries.
Hydrochlorothiazide is a popular diuretic drug that acts by inhibiting the kidney's ability to retain water. This reduces the volume of the blood, decreasing blood return to the heart and thus cardiac output and, by other mechanisms, is believed to lower peripheral vascular resistance.
Aspirin may also be used to lessen the chance of heart attack, stroke, or other problems that may occur when a blood vessel is blocked by blood clots. Aspirin helps prevent dangerous blood clots from forming. However, this effect of aspirin may increase the chance of serious bleeding in some people. Therefore, aspirin should be used for this purpose only when your doctor decides, after studying your medical condition and history, that the danger of blood clots is greater than the risk of bleeding.
Hypertension, Essential hypertension, Malignant hypertension, Drug-induced hypertension, Renovascular hypertension, Lisinopril, Hydrochlorothiazide and Aspirin.