Topcom 1900f manual Blood pressure, What is Blood Pressure?, Why Measure Your Blood Pressure?

Topcom BPM 1900f

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5.1What is Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is the pressure exerted on the artery tube while blood flows through the arteries. The pressure measured when the heart contracts and sends blood out of the heart is systolic (highest). The pressure measured when the heart dilates with blood flowing back into the heart is called diastolic (lowest) blood pressure.

5.2Why Measure Your Blood Pressure?

Among the various health problems afflicting modern people, problems associated with high blood pressure are by far the most common. High blood pressure's dangerously strong correlation with cardiovascular diseases and high morbidity has made measuring blood pressures a necessity of identifying those at risk.

5.3Blood Pressure Standard

The World Health Organization (WHO) and National High Blood Pressure Education Prgram has developed a Blood pressure standard, according to which areas of low and high-risk blood pressure are identified. This standard however, is a general guideline as individual's blood pressure varies among different people and different groups...etc.

Diastolic (mmHg) !

100

90

80

Stage 2 Hypertension		Systolic >= 160
		Diastolic >= 100
Stage 1 Hypertension		Systolic 140 - 159
		Diastolic	90 - 94
Prehypertension	Systolic 120 - 139
	Diastolic 80 - 89
Normal	Systolic < 120
	Diastolic < 80
		120	140	160

Systolic (mmHg) ->

It is important that you consult with your physician regularly. Your physician will tell you your normal blood pressure range as well as the point at which you will be considered at risk.

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