During the second trimester of pregnancy, it is common for a pregnant patient's systolic blood pressure to decrease slightly due to hormonal changes and increased blood volume. This can lead to a lower systemic vascular resistance. However, blood pressure typically stabilizes or returns to pre-pregnancy levels as the pregnancy progresses into the third trimester. It's important to monitor blood pressure regularly, as significant deviations from normal ranges could indicate potential complications.
Systolic and diastolic refer to the two phases of blood pressure in the cardiovascular system. Systolic pressure is the force of blood against the artery walls when the heart beats and pumps blood, while diastolic pressure is the force during the resting phase between heartbeats when the heart fills with blood. Blood pressure is typically expressed as systolic over diastolic, such as 120/80 mmHg. These measurements are crucial for assessing cardiovascular health.
The upper Blood Pressure Number is the Systolic, Which is the force of blood in your arteries when you heart beats.
Systolic Pressure
Systolic pressure is a representation of the maximum pressure exerted on the arteries. Systolic pressure measures the maximum amount of pressure the blood exerts during a heart beat.
Yes. The systolic is the pressure exerted against the artey walls when the heart beats.
systolic, its the number on top, that's why that number is larger
It is not the maximum systolic pressure, but if close to that point.
This is impossible. Systolic pressure is the pressure in the artery during the heart contractions. Diastolic pressure is during heart relaxation. Picture this, and you'd see that it's impossible to have diastolic pressure equal or greater than systolic pressure.
pulse pressure
Your systole and diastole (or systolic and diastolic pressure). Systolic pressure is the pressure your blood exerts on blood vessels when your heart pumps out blood while diastolic pressure is the pressure your blood exerts on blood vessels when your heart is at rest(in between pumps). Blood pressure is stated as systolic pressure/diastolic pressure. The normal BP is 120/80 mmHg.
Systolic comes from the Greek word, "systole", which means to draw together or contract. Systolic pressure is the maximum pressure produced in the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart contracts.
Systolic and Diastolic pressure measurements are taken. Systolic is the higher pressure measurement, when the heart ventricles are contracted, and Diastolic is the lower pressure when the ventricles are filling. So if somebody's blood pressure is 120/80, then 120 is the systolic pressure and 80 is the diastolic pressure