Overview
Most people with high blood pressure feel completely well. It is found on routine measurement and confirmed with repeated or home readings.
Ħarsa ġenerali (Maltese)
Ħafna nies bil-pressjoni għolja jħossuhom tajbin għal kollox. Tinstab waqt kejl ta' rutina u tiġi kkonfermata b'qari ripetut jew mid-dar.
Symptoms
- Usually none
- Occasionally headache
- Occasionally nosebleeds
Sintomi (Maltese)
- Ġeneralment l-ebda wieħed
- Kultant uġigħ ta' ras
- Kultant tnixxija ta' demm mill-imnieħer
Red flags
- Chest pain
- Sudden weakness or slurred speech
- Severe headache with visual change
- Breathlessness at rest
Sinjali ta' twissija (Maltese)
- Uġigħ f'sidru
- Dgħufija f'daqqa jew taħdit imħarbat
- Uġigħ ta' ras qawwi b'bidla fil-vista
- Qtugħ ta' nifs waqt il-mistrieħ
Management
- Less salt, more activity, weight loss
- Reduce alcohol
- Medication when lifestyle is not enough
- Regular monitoring
Immaniġġjar (Maltese)
- Inqas melħ, aktar attività, tnaqqis ta' piż
- Naqqas l-alkoħol
- Mediċina meta l-istil ta' ħajja ma jkunx biżżejjed
- Monitoraġġ regolari
What to tell the patient
High blood pressure usually causes no symptoms, so we treat the number, not the feeling. Take the tablets every day, even when you feel fine, and cut down on salt.
X'tgħid lill-pazjent (Maltese)
Il-pressjoni għolja ġeneralment ma tagħtix sintomi, għalhekk nikkuraw in-numru, mhux kif tħossok. Ħu l-pilloli kuljum, anke meta tħossok tajjeb, u naqqas il-melħ.
Clinical codes
- ICD-10 I10 · Essential (primary) hypertension
Educational reference only — not a substitute for clinical judgement, local guidelines or the SPC.