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What does Sys mmhg and DIA mmhg mean on the blood pressure reading?
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What does the 3 numbers blood pressure reading mean?
The upper reading is the systolic blood pressure while the lower reading is the diastolic blood pressure. Systole is the contraction of the heart while diastole is the relaxation of the heart.
The hydrostatic pressure of blood in a capillary is 19 mmHg and that of the tissue fluid is 1 mmHg while the colloid osmotic pressure of the blood is 23 mmHg and that of the tissue fluid is 0 mm Hg?
taken up; -5 mmHg
What is pre-hypertension?
Pre-hypertension is when you blood pressure reading for consecutive monitoring has been within the borderline limit of hypertension and normal.
What is blood pressure expressed in?
Millimetres of mercury (mmHg)
What is pre hypertension?
Pre-hypertension is when your blood pressure is between 120/80 mmHg and 139/89 mmHg. You do not have high blood pressure but are considered at risk for hypertension.
Blood pressure is read mmg what do these letters inicate?
mmHg is a unit measuring pressure. 1mmHg=133.32Pa
I think my blood pressure is high, how can I find out?
You can find out if you have high blood pressure by having your blood pressure checked regularly. Most doctors will diagnose a person with high blood pressure on the basis of two or more readings, taken on several occasions. A consistent blood pressure reading of 140/90 mmHg or higher is considered high blood pressure, another term for hypertension.
What is the human bady blood pressure?
Typical human blood pressure is 120/80, or 120 mmHg systolic pressure/80 mmHg diastolic pressure.
Blood pressure is a measurement of what?
Blood pressure is the measure of the force of the blood against the walls of the blood vessels that it is contained in. Blood pressure is usually expressed in mmHg as the systolic pressure divided by the diastolic pressure.
If a person's blood pressure is 115 mmHg over 75 mmHg what does the 75 represens?
The 115 is at the moment of contraction [beat] the 75 is the pressure between beats.
What is the normal blood pressure level of an adult?
120/80 mmHg
What is the normal blood pressure recorded during the ventricular systole?
cardiac cycle Normal is less than 120 (mmHg)
