What do the numbers for your blood pressure REALLY mean?
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If your blood pressure is over 140/90, then you have high blood pressure or hypertension ... provided that the BP measurement was taken correctly, and you were well rested when the measurements were taken.  Hypertension if uncorrected, damages your heart, kidneys, and increases the risk of stroke.  All these occurs while you're feeling ok ... that's why it's often coined as the "silent killer".\n\nYou are pre-hypertensive.  Not normal.  This subgroup is there to emphasize the importance of prevention.  That means more exercise, watch the salt in your diet, quitting or cutting down on alcohol, smoking, etc.  Lifestyle changes mostly.  The good news is that you don't need to take any medications.\n\nHope that helps.
525411
the american heart association has a lot of good info.\n\nFor taking blood pressure purchase them a digital BP cuff - you just slide it on your arm and push a button - it will inflate & deflate and display the results on a screen.  Many of them will also save the results up to 10 tests.\nThey also come in large display models for older people with sight impairments also.
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You're right in saying low blood pressure. The average persons blood pressure is around 130 / 70, although this can vary dramatically, depending on your overall fitness, weight etc. The lightheadedness comes from your blood surging down to your feet when you stand up, resulting in a reduced pressure of blood to the main organs of the body.
90165
do you mean raised blood pressure ?
317023
Sounds like a job for Wikipedia!\n\nBlood pressure is the pressure of the blood on the walls of the blood vessels as the heart squirts it through the circulatory system.   When your blood first leaves the pump (your heart) it's moving as fast as it's going to, and there's as much pressure in the system as there's going to be.  The farther from the heart you go, the less the pressure in the system (just like an irrigation system, or the plumbing in a house.)\n\nThe heart not only has to pump the blood out to where it's needed, it has to pump it back again, to run it through the lungs to pick up some more oxygen so it can be recirculated.  Blood pressure is much lower on the return trip, when the blood is way out there far from the pump.  The outbound system is your arteries, the return trip is your veins.  \n\nMostly when you measure blood pressure, it's the pressure in the big arteries that are close to the skin and easy to find without poking any holes (the brachial artery in the arm is an example). \n\nThe traditional way to measure blood pressure is in millimetres of mercury (mm Hg), and you always state it the same way so everyone knows what you're talking about.  From a medical point of view what you're interested in is how much pressure there is in the system when the heart isn't squirting new blood into it (at the "resting" phase or "bottom" of the heartbeat cycle) which is called the diastolic pressure; and then how much pressure there is in the system at the top of the cycle, when your heart is forcing new blood into your arteries, which is called the systolic pressure.  So the "top of the cycle" number goes on top, and the "bottom of the cycle" number goes on the bottom.  A typical reading for a resting, healthy adult is around 120/80 (meaning 120 mmHg systolic and 80 mmHg diastolic)\n\nHope this is what you needed!
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its a representation of the actual numbers-----
941993
Sounds like blood pressure to me....and I am 40!  LOL....But you don't have to be "40" to get it.  If you are stressed alot, you can get it.  It is even hereditary.  It is also nothing to mess around with.  You should see your doctor and get checked.  ASAP.
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The top number is the systolic rate,the bottom number is the diastolic rate.\n\nSystolic pressure (the higher,first #) measures the force that the blood exerts on the artery walls as the heart contracts to pump the blood.\n\nDiastolic pressure (the lower second #) is the measurement of force as the heart relaxes to allow blood to flow to the heart.
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Have your blood pressure checked.
469947
blood pressure is the force on the veins the top number is when your heart works hardest . the bottom number is your heart at rest . the pulse is how hard your heart works to maintain your pressure. that is why your pulse increases when you exercise and decreases at rest hope this helps you.
77958
Normal blood pressure is considered to be 120/80  Higher than that up to 139/89 is considered prehypertension.
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Here's all the information you need about blood pressure http://www.webmd.com/content/article/96/103783.htm
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Optimal blood pressure with respect to cardiovascular risk is less than 120/80 mm Hg. However, unusually low readings should be evaluated to rule out medical causes.
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it doesn't depend on arteries or viens. Blood pressure means the diastolic or systolic pressure is higher. Meaning blood is being pumped at an increased rate or your arteries or viens are narrowing like during an adrenaline rush.
658082
How did you find out about your blood pressure? If you didn't have it done at a doctors office, it could be a false reading. If you are really worried, I would go to a doc.
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not a lot really. they take your blood pressure. they do ask for your reasons for wantin to go on it. like contraception, or for regulating periods, or for skin. I said everything! They just check your health history and things to make sure you're fit to go on it. Then they will explain how it all works etc to you.\nIt's nothing to worry about.
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There are many things that determine your blood pressure, or the pressure of your blood within your arteries.  Here are a couple:\n\n* The ease of your blood passing through your arteries (or conversely the restrictions of your blood passing through...)\n* The permeability of your capilaries\n* The make-up of your blood (usually the amount of salts)\n* Your Heart and how hard it is beating\n* The amount of blood you currently have (If you lose a lot of blood, you will have low blood pressure - not what you want though)\n* Certain drugs can have other types of effects.\n\nJ