It's a standard part of any medical visit. Someone, typically a nurse, wraps a cuff around your arm and asks you to sit quietly while the cuff squeezes to the point of discomfort, then slowly eases its grip. Some numbers get jotted down in your chart.
Blood pressure and Numbers Needlessly TreatedEddie Vos
“Researchers have found [that] the difference between the top numbers in your arms can predict your risk for heart and vascular disease.” This emphasizes the importance of checking blood pressure in both arms. He further revealed that in a study, “the average [difference] was about 3 to ...
If one or both of your blood pressure numbers are too high, you may have elevated or high blood pressure; if one or both numbers are too low, you may have low blood pressure. While both numbers are important, doctors are sometimes more concerned with systolic blood pressure, especially if ...
So when it comes to what these numbers mean, it’s really just plumbing (chemistry mediated plumbing)- the pressure exerted on the inside of your arteries by your blood, which is put there by the pump known as your heart. Don’t let doctors make it any more complicated than that. Altho...
Arterial blood pressure in the larger vessels consists of several distinct components: systolic and diastolic pressures, pulse pressure, and mean arterial pressure. Systolic and Diastolic Pressures When systemic arterial blood pressure is measured, it is recorded as a ratio of two numbers (e.g., 12...
Understanding Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure Readings Your blood pressure numbers can go up and down throughout the day, depending on what you are doing. Caffeine,alcohol, smoking, certain medications, and stress are some of the factors that can affect your blood pressure. ...
What is blood pressure and what do the readings mean? Blood pressure is a measure of the force of blood flowing against the walls of the arteries. The blood pressure readings have two numbers (e. g. 118/78 mmHg, which is Systolic/Diastolic or SYS/DIA). The highest pressu...
What should you watch for while monitoring your blood pressure at home? Blood pressure is read with two numbers:systolic(the top number, which tells you the pressure your arteries are under with each heart beat) and diastolic (the bottom number, which indicates how much pressure your arteries ...
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