HEALTH CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

Arterijska hipertenzija jedna je od najčešćih kroničnih bolesti današnjice, kako u svijetu, tako i u RH. Veliki je javnozdravstveni problem jer u većini slučajeva izaziva radnu nesposobnost, često i invaliditet. Kod bolesnika s arterijskom hipertenzijom postoje udruženi komorbiditeti. Često su to bolesti srca i krvnih žila, bolesti bubrega, komplikacije na središnjem živčanom sustavu i mnoge druge koje, osim što ostavljaju trajno oštećenje na organima, uvelike ugrožavaju život pacijenata. Za početak, arterijsku hipertenziju potrebno je na vrijeme otkriti te prema tome odrediti način liječenja i tako spriječiti razvoj komplikacija. Način liječenja odabire najčešće liječnik kardiolog, uz konzultacije s ostalim specijalistima koji su usko povezani s tom bolešću. Pacijent svakako mora promijeniti način prehrane te životne navike koje se daju prilagoditi ovisno o potrebama pacijenta. Najvažnije je da pacijent postane svjestan svoje bolesti i da radi na tome da je sam pokuša dovesti u normalu, odnosno da su vrijednosti tlaka, uz pravilno uzimanje terapije, normalne te da se ne stvaraju komplikacije i po život opasne hipertenzivne krize kod naglog porasta krvnog tlaka.Arterial hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases of today, both in the world and in the Republic of Croatia. It is a major public health problem because in most cases it provokes inability to work, often disability. There are combined comorbidities in patients with arterial hypertension. Heart and blood vessels, kidney disease, central nervous system complications, and many other things that, besides leaving permanent damage to the organs, are often endangering the lives of patients. To begin with, arterial hypertension needs to be detected in a timely manner and determine the treatment way and prevent the development of complications. The most commonly prescribed cardiologist is the treatment method, in consultation with other specialists who are closely related to the disease. The patient has to change the diet and the way of life adapted to the needs of the patient. The most important thing is that the patient becomes aware of his illness and that he is working to try to bring it into normal, that the pressure values, with the proper taking of the therapy, are normal and that no complications are produced and the life of a dangerous hypertensive crisis is growing rapidly blood pressure