Blood Pressure An Overview

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Blood Pressure: An Overview
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What is Blood Pressure?
Blood pressure is a measurement of the pressure exerted by the circulating blood on the walls
The pressure of blood is highest during the systole activity and lowest during t...

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What is Blood Pressure?
Blood pressure is a measurement of the pressure exerted by the circulating blood on the walls

The pressure of blood is highest during the systole activity and lowest during the diastole ac
A normal healthy person maintains the blood pressure reading of 120/80 mmHg. A deviation from
High Blood Pressure/ Hypertension
A person is known to suffer from high blood pressure when their measurement of blood pressure

High blood pressure is often termed as ’a silent killer’. You might be suffering from a high b

Why High Blood Pressure?

Your heart pumps the blood and supplies it to the various organs of your body via arteries. Th

Due to certain nerve impulses, the arteries become dilated or contracted. If the arteries beco
The human body generally bears and handles this sudden increase of pressure for a long period
Two Forms of High Blood Pressure

There are two forms of high blood pressure, essential hypertension and secondary hypertension.
There are several factors which result in essential hypertension. One of the major factors is

Secondary hypertension amounts to at least 5 % of the cases of hypertension. The factors contr

High blood pressure largely remains undetected in its first stage of occurrence. A person woul
Low Blood Pressure/ Hypotension

In the medical terms, low blood pressure is called hypotension. A person is said to have low b
Why Low Blood Pressure?

There are many causes of low blood pressure. Among the common cause include acute illness. The


Damage to adrenal glands can also lead to low blood pressure conditions. Damage to adrenal gla

A person with low blood pressure shows symptoms of chest pain, headache, prolonged diarrhea or
Normal is healthy!

Neither high blood pressure, nor low blood pressure is good for your body and health. You shou

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