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High Blood Pressure
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The blood pressure usually is measured with a small, portable instrument called a blood pressure instrument (sphygmomanometer) (Sphygmo in Greek means pulse, and a manometer measures pressure.). The blood pressure instrument basically consists of an air pump, a pressure gauge, and a rubber cuff. The instrument registers the blood pressure in units called millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).
The cuff is placed around the upper arm and inflated to a pressure that blocks the flow of blood in the main artery (brachial artery) that travels through the arm. Then, the pressure of the cuff on the arm and artery is gradually released. As the pressure decreases, the health practitioner listens with a stethoscope over the artery at the front of the elbow. The pressure at which the practitioner first hears a pulsation over the artery is the systolic pressure. As the cuff pressure decreases further, the pressure at which the pulsation finally stops is the diastolic pressure. |
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Posted by:
rishigupta02445
Posted on: 04/29/2012 Medical professionals can use some pages to practice taking blood pressure using an online simulator.
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Posted by:
malta(Guest)
Posted on: 03/07/2012 my blood pressure is on always around 225 top number bottom 90 but last few weeks been 238 top bottom 146 i take medication but its not working its been like this for over 12 months im 41 years old female i do not smoke and only have odd drink glass of wine now and again have not had one since xmas how dangerous is this i dont feel very well always tired have no energy how is it affecting my health ?
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Rebecca69(Guest)
Posted on: 10/12/2011 Rebecca69
Hi, I have lupus and have never had heart problems before. I have had a dry cough for 2 days and started having chest and arm pain. I went to ER and was told I had a 8 hour wait. Decided to go home. At home I checked my blood pressure and it was 145 over 120. In the morning it was 139 over 119. I usually sit around 105 over 59! I am now 134 over 92. Should I be worried?
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Andy77
Posted on: 08/28/2011 I have quit smoking, coming up 4 week!, and i have been monitoring my blood pressure and it has gone up! I have suffered from high BP before so i decided to lose some weight [3.5 stone] and this had a positive effect on my BP it returned to normal, sometime a little high, but now i have quit smoking it is back to high again average results 150/105. what could this be?
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christospalmer
Posted on: 06/30/2011 Mine has been as high as 170 over whatever number I can't remember, I'm now on my 2nd med for hypertension, I have constant chest pains, this is a nightmare for me.
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Ironba3st(Guest)
Posted on: 04/13/2011 I'm 13. Today, I went to the nurse because I wasn't feeling well, and she took my blood pressure. It read 142/83. Is that considered hypertension?
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christospalmer
Posted on: 07/01/2011 It is certainly high and should be lower than that. Anything upto 140/?? is prehypertension. Go and see your doctor and see what might be the problem. |
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