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It is referred to as hypertension.
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Does stress and medications affect blood pressure?
Stress activates the sympathetic nervous system which does increase the blood pressure. Many medications effect blood pressure, too many to name.
What is the other name for hypertension?
The common name for hypertension is high blood pressure. To be diagnosed with high blood pressure, a person typically has three or more readings of 140/90 or higher.
What is the name of the device to monitor your blood pressure?
The real name for a blood pressure cuff is sphygmomanometer.
What is the other name of blood pressure?
High blood pressure is hypertension, and low blood pressure is hypotension.
Name the Top ten diseases caused by lack of exercise or over weight?
High Blood Pressure High Cholesterol Diabetes Atherosclerosis Arteriosclerosis
When checking a blood pressure the name of artery that is palpated is?
radial is the artery that is palpated when checking a blood pressure
What is the name of the blood pressure measuered when the ventricles relax?
Diastolic pressure
What is the scientific name of something that causes stress?
internal or external compelling pressure
What is the name for the stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner?
Tension or tensile stress is what you described in the question.
What is the scientific name for low blood pressure?
Hypotension
What is the real name for a blood pressure monitor?
A sphygmomanometer.
What is the technical name for abnormally high blood pressure?
The technical name for abnormally high blood pressure is hypertension. It is a condition where the force of blood against the walls of the arteries is consistently too high.
