- It is estimated that one in four Mexican adults suffers from high blood pressure.
- The WHO states that at least 250 million people globally suffer from this disease.
- To show the treatment that should be offered to patients, a Doctor from Jalisco gave an example of Dragon Ball and the transformations of its protagonist Goku.
There are different ways of learning but one of the best ways to acquire knowledge is through dynamic and entertaining examples. This situation contrasts with what happens in Medicine, where solemnity is often abused for the training of new generations of health. For the same, A doctor has gained popularity on the internet thanks to a video in which he combines treatment against hypertension with Dragon Ball.
How to teach in an entertaining way?
One way that people outside of the medical field can be made to show an interest in their health is through characters from popular culture. In this way it is easier to capture their attention and in the end you get better results.
The above leads to Dr. Hugo Radillobetter known on social media as Dr Huge. He is a cardiologist from Jalisco who combines his work caring for patients with teaching. His ease with words and the pleasant way he has to give explanations are his main qualities.
In one of his recent videos The Doctor had the idea of using Dragon Ball to illustrate one of the most common conditions in Mexico and the world. This internationally famous anime has established itself as one of the most popular and has remained in the taste of several generations.
The protagonist of the story is Goku, who is originally from another planet but arrives on Earth and after suffering a blow forgets his past and dedicates himself to fighting for good. One of the characteristics of him is that he can increase his body strength by transforming into different phases of Super Saiyan.
The “phases” of treatment for hypertension
With this context, the cardiologist gives the example that stage 1 of the character corresponds to the basic treatment of the systemic arterial hypertension. It consists of the correction of risk factors without the use of medication.
In the event that the above does not work, something stronger is required and thus the pharmacological treatments for patients begin. At the beginning, one should start with small doses and check if the correct control of the condition is achieved.
If the previous steps do not generate good results then it is time to evolve to a stronger treatment. In this case, the doses should be changed to stronger ones and in the same way, constant monitoring of the patient should be carried out.
In case it is not enough then it is time to add more drugs to the treatment. The most advanced stage of treatment against hypertension It consists of a combination of four drugs but it should only be applied to patients who did not show good results in the previous phases or else it may be counterproductive.
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However, according to the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) High blood pressure is a major problem in Mexico because one in four adults suffers from it. In men the prevalence is 24.9% and in women 26.1%. Although the figures could be even higher because there are people who have this disease and do not know it because at first it does not cause symptoms.
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