Why is blood pressure reading a part of a typical medical check up?

Answer 1

Because a change in blood pressure can cause many diseases. High blood pressure for a long period of time could cause Hypertension wich is a risk factor that can lead to cancer, cardiovascular diseases and heart strokes, it can also cause problems for kidneys, brain, and eyes as well. All this could be fatal. Low blood pressure for a long time period is hypotension which means that the heart is not functioning properly. So blood pressure should be measured every now and then to keep the body protected since stress, salts, cholesterol, and exercise all of them affect blood pressure that risks your valuable life.

Answer 2

Your blood pressure is a measure of how hard your heart must work to pump blood through your body. If your blood pressure is too high, it is a sign of hypertension, in which there is too much resistance in your arteries, forcing your heart to work harder than it should. While it can sustain this elevated work rate for a while (even decades), it will eventually wear out the heart muscle, leading to increasingly deleterious methods for compensating (eg ventricular hypertrophy). On the other hand, if your blood pressure is too low, it's possible that not all of your tissues are receiving an adequate blood flow. For example, if you faint when you stand up, it is because your brain stops receiving enough blood due to the added effects of gravity.

Your doctor checks your blood pressure during a medical exam because it is a very simple, inexpensive method of getting a general picture of your cardiovascular health.

Answer 3

Pressure is a sensible reading to measure circulatory health because it is the force that the blood applies in the walls of the veins and arteries. It is not sensible to have someone to go for an operation just to measure the blood pressure.

Answer 4

High blood pressure or hypertension can be an acute problem. The heart muscle enlarges and can become weaker over time. Hypertension is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure, and renal failure.

Low blood pressure or hypotension can cause decreased blood supply to the brain and shock. Other causes of low blood pressure or hemorrhage, sepsis, and toxins.