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What does it mean when blood pressure goes down and pulse goes up upon standing?
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∙ 12y ago
There are a bunch of different symptoms that this could be. I would just recommend to you to call your doctor and discuss it with them. If you are having chest pain or shortness of breath with this then I would recommend going to the emergency room.
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∙ 14y ago
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Why is your pulse different lying down than when you are standing?
When you are lying down your pulse rate is much slower because your body is not having to work as hard to pump blood around your body. When you are standing your heart has to work much harder to got blood all around the body and it has to work against gravity to get blood to your head which makes your pulse rate much faster. This is also the case for when you are sitting down.
What are vital signs of hypofunction of the adrenal Cortes?
Persons with adrenal fatigue experience very low blood pressure accompanied by a low pulse rate. However, immediately prior to experiencing adrenal fatigue, blood pressure is usually spiked, along with pulse rate, due to overwhelming stress and/or fatigue. Additionally, while the patient's blood pressure while laying down will be quite low, upon standing the systolic blood pressure will fall even lower, which is a clear indicator of the probability of adrenal fatigue.
Why is blood pressure higher lying down than sitting or standing?
In most cases, body position has very little effect on blood pressure. In many cases, the blood pressure will rise a little as a result of the heart rate going up when sitting or standing compared to lying down. Some people have an imbalance in their Autonomic Nervous System, which controls constriction and dilation of blood vessels and may find that their blood pressure is lower when standing as opposed to when lying down or sitting.
Summarize the effects of body position and exercise on the characteristics and rates of the pulse?
Anything that increases or decreases pulse rate will have the same effect on blood pressure. Thus, there are 3 body positions that will have an effect. When a person is horizontal as in sleeping, there is essentially minimal resistance to the flow of blood back to the heart. As soon as he rises to a standing position, there is an immediate decrease in the amount of blood returning to the heart because of the effect of gravity; thus, there is a temporary decrease in blood pressure, making the individual feel faint. And if a person happens to be upside down as might occur in diving, more blood than normal returns to the heart with a concommitant rise in blood pressure and a feeling of being flush. With regard to exercise, vigourous exercise will have the greatest influence on raising the blood pressure and also the pulse rate, and visa versa for a lack of exercise.
Does a fast heart rate cause high blood pressure?
The increased activity in short duration of contraction and expansion of the heart muscles with increase in bio chemical activators will not only increase the pulse rate but also the blood pressure simultaneously.
How does your pulse and blood pressure work?
Your "pulse" is how fast your heart is beating, and is measured in how many beats in a minute. This is controlled by several things. One is how healthy your heart is (if you have a strong heart, i.e. from exercising, your heart does not have to beat as often for the same effect and therefore your pulse will be lower). If you are exercising, your pulse or heart rate will increase to meet the increasing oxygen demands of your muscles. Also, if you are afraid, stressed out, or angry, your sympathetic nervous system stimulates the "flight or fight" response which increases your heart rate for the same reason. Your Blood pressure, however, is how much pressure is actually being exerted on the insides of your blood vessels when your heart beats. This is affected by three things: the size of your blood vessels, the strength of your heart, and the amount of fluid or blood in your bloodstream. The flight or fight response can affect these things by causing your heart to beat harder, therefore exerting more pressure, and by causing your blood vessels to constrict, or narrow. Both of these things raise your blood pressure. Again, exercise also causes your heart to beat harder and raises your blood pressure. Nicotine causes your blood vessels to constrict and this increases blood pressure. If you are dehydrated or bleeding severely, your blood pressure goes down because there is less fluid in your blood stream. Your body will compensate for this by increasing your pulse rate and constricting your blood vessels. The numbers you see in a blood pressure represent your systolic Blood Pressure (the first and usually higher number) and your diastolic Blood Pressure. The systolic blood pressure is the pressure exerted on your blood vessels when your heart pumps. This is why this pressure is higher. The diastolic Blood Pressure is the pressure in your blood vessels in between heart beats. Review: Related Links for more info.
Where in systemic circulation is Blood Pressure highest?
What position is blood pressure normally the highest and lowest?If a person was sitting, reclining, or standing, which position would cause the blood pressure to be highest and lowest?Also, if there was an increase in blood viscosity, cardiac ouput, and diameter of the arterioles would this constitute to an increase in blood pressure as well?blood pressure (BP) is usuall lowest standing position and highest in supine (reclining) position. This is because the blood return to the heart is decreased when standing.http://www.bloodpressureinc.com/what-position-is-blood-pressure-normally-the-highest-and-lowest/Exercise is at its highest when we exercise and lowest when we sleep.
When taking a pulse why do you not press down?
If you press too hard, you'll pinch the blood vessel shut and cut off the blood flow. And without blood flow there'll be no pulse there to count.
Why does blood pressure and heart rate differ when measured in a reclining position and in a standing position?
It differs because your heart has to work harder when standing. the blood that reaches your legs has to travel back up through veins in your legs as gravity tries to pull it down. More blood pressure means there wont be as much flow back(veins don't have a lot of blood pressure to begin with). also to prevent back flow there are valves in your veins that close after each pass of blood. Another reason why is because while standing muscles are contracted and using ATP which leads to a need for more blood supply to ensure those muscles continue to contract. When you are in reclining position your muscles are relaxed and your cells aren't using as much ATP.
What is the pressure of arteries?
High Blood Pressure!
Can you feel pulse in veins but not in arteries?
Veins take blood back to the heart. So the pluse created from the heart beating is felt as a surge of blood in an artery. by the time the surge of blood has passed through the network of arterioles and capillaries the surge has died down.
What happens to the body during the cool-down phase?
Decrease in pulse Return of blood to the heart
