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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.
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What is the term used for arterial pressure during ventricular systole?
Systolic Blood Pressure.
Which screening is used to test for cardiovascular disease?
Blood pressure (APEX)
Can constipation cause high blood pressure?
It doesn't cause high blood pressure. However, it can increase your blood pressure.
What generates blood pressure?
Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood pressing on the walls of arteries and veins. It is contracted by the left ventricle in the heart.
What effect does vasodilation have on blood pressure?
Vasodilation causes a drop in blood pressure.
Why do nurses check blood pressure?
To evaluate the patient's health.
What fitness method should be used to evaluate a 55 year old client?
General appearance, weight and blood pressure will give lot of information. You can test him on tread mill test.
Are losartan tablets better than lisinopril tablets for controlling blood pressure strokes.?
Your doctor will evaluate your individual case and decide which medication is best for your blood pressure. What works for one will not work for everyone.
Prothrombin time is a blood test used to evaluate?
Extrinsic clotting factor
What is a sphygmomanometer used for?
It is used to measure blood pressure - it's the inflatable blood pressure cuff you see at the doctors.
Does a barometer measure blood pressure?
The instrument used to obtain blood pressure is a sphygmomanometer.
What are blood tests used for?
low blood pressure
What is used to measure blood?
The instrument used to obtain blood pressure is a sphygmomanometer.
Why does medication affect the blood pressure?
Medication affects your blood pressure because your body isn't used to it so it makes your blood pressure either high or low.
What is syphgmomanometer?
sphymomanometer is an instrument used for measuring thew bloodpressure. It is based on the the principle of pressure exerted by the column of blood on the unit area of the blood vessel . Both the systolic and diastolic pressure can be measured by this instrument.
How do you pronounce the technical name for a blood pressure cuff?
sfig-moh-mə-nom-i-tər A sphygmomanometer or blood pressure meter is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to restrict blood flow, and mechanical manometer to measure the pressure. It is always used in conjunction with a means to determine at what pressure blood flow is just starting, and at what pressure it is unimpeded. They are also used in conjunction with a stethoscope to ensure accuracy.
A sphygmomonometer is used for?
measuring blood pressure
