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Is a sustained blood pressure of 140 90 or greater indicates hypertension in the patient?
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What does hypertension do to the heart?
Hypertension is a condition of increased blood pressure. This increased pressure on the heart causes eventual weakening of the heart muscle, and places the individual at greater risk of eventual heart faillure.
How is hypertension usually detected?
The systolic pressure is the pressure at its highest. You determine this by cutting off the circulation with a blood pressure cuff and slowly dropping the pressure in the cuff until you hear the first sounds of blood rushing through the arteries. That point is the systolic pressure.
Is 139 over 97 bad blood pressure?
156/76 is not a normal blood pressure. According to my medical book, it is considered to be high blood pressure if you have a systolic number greater than 140 and a diastolic number greater than 90. This is a good time to look into ways to lower your blood pressure.
What are the signs that positive-pressure ventilation has been effective and may be discontinued?
The heart rate has increased to greater than 100 beats per minute, and the baby has sustained spontaneous breathing.
What ethnic group has highest rate of hypertension?
African Americans are at greater risk for having high blood pressure. Over 40% of non-Hispanic blacks have hypertension. This could be due to higher rates of obesity and diabetes. There may also be a gene that makes African-Americans more salt sensitive.
Who are at greater risk for stroke than others?
people who have a family history of stroke as well as people with diabetes, because of the circulatory problems associated with diabetes. People with high blood pressure, also called hypertension
How fast do winds spin in a Hurricane?
By definition, a hurrricane has sustained winds of 74 mph or greater. Sustained winds have been recorded as high as 195 mph.
Relationship between liquid pressure and depth?
The greater the depth, the greater the pressure.
Where is the pressure greater . in 10 m below the surface of the sea or 20 m below the surface of the sea?
The greater the depth the greater the pressure.
What is systole phase of the heart?
Refers to the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart is in its contracted state. This phase of the cardiac cycle contributes to the upper number in blood pressure readings, called the "systolic blood pressure." A value of greater than 140 on three or more different readings over time is used to define hypertension
As the pressure gradient increases wind velocity increase decrease or remains the same?
As the pressure gradient increases, the wind velocity increases. This is because a larger pressure gradient indicates a greater difference in pressure between two points, leading to a stronger force exerted on the air. This stronger force results in faster wind velocities.
What is the relationship between force area and pressure?
pressure = force / area Therefore pressure and force are directly proportional, meaning... The greater the force the greater the pressure and the lower the force the lower the pressure
