Blood pressure 160mmHg needs to be retested, if retest is normal, no treatment is needed; if retest is still high, it is high blood pressure and needs lifestyle changes and medication.
Blood pressure 160mmHg is higher than normal, but the diagnosis of hypertension requires that the blood pressure is higher than normal on all 3 retests not on the same day, so the blood pressure needs to be retested.
If the retests are normal, the high blood pressure may be due to physiologic fluctuations and does not require special treatment, so the blood pressure can be retested regularly.
If the blood pressure is still higher than normal, hypertension is diagnosed. Therapeutic lifestyle interventions are needed, such as strengthening exercise, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, reducing weight, etc., and taking antihypertensive drugs such as amlodipine, metoprolol, valsartan, hydrochlorothiazide, etc., if necessary.
It is recommended that patients repeat the blood pressure test, if the results are consistent with high blood pressure should be promptly consult a doctor, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, drugs need to be used under the guidance of a physician.