A&D UA-100 manual What Causes Variations In Blood Pressure?, Assessing High Blood Pressure

ABOUT BLOOD PRESSURE

In addition to these factors, diet beverages containing caffeine

or alcohol, certain medications, emotional stress and even tight-fitting clothes can make a difference in the readings.

What Causes Variations In Blood Pressure?

An individual’s blood pressure varies greatly from day to day and season to season. For hypersensitive individuals, these variations are even more pronounced. Normally, blood pressure rises during work or play and falls to its lowest levels during sleep.

Assessing High Blood Pressure

The following standards for assessing high blood pressure (without regard to age) have been established by the National Institutes of Health JNCVI.

Category	Systolic (mmHg)		Diastolic (mmHg)
Optimal	<120		<80
Normal	<130		<85
High Normal	130	- 139	85 – 89
Hypertension
Stage 1	140	– 159	90 – 99
Stage 2	160	– 179	100 – 109
Stage 3	≥ 180		≥ 110

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Name:			Age:		Weight:
DATE	AM	SYS/DIA	PULSE	PM	SYS/DIA	PULSE
1/14	9:30	132/98	P 69	6:30	128/87	P 63
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