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Which reading if high should you be more concerned with systolic or diastolic pressure?
They look at the diastolic (smaller number) when checking for high blood pressure.
What does the high number of blood pressure stand for?
The larger of the two numbers in a blood pressure reading is the "systolic" reading. The lower number is the "diastolic." The systolic reading measures how hard the heart pumps when it contracts; whereas the diastolic reads the pressure when the heart relaxes.
What is dystolic and cystolic?
Diastolic is associated with blood pressure. It's the measurement of pressure in the artery when your heart is at rest. Dystolic is a common misspelling.
What does the 3 numbers blood pressure reading mean?
A blood pressure reading consists of two numbers: systolic pressure (the top number) and diastolic pressure (the bottom number). The systolic pressure measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats, while the diastolic pressure measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest between beats. The third number, if present, is the pulse pressure, calculated by subtracting the diastolic pressure from the systolic pressure. This number gives an indication of the force the heart generates with each contraction.
What is the difference from systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure?
Systolic (the higher number) is a reading of the pressure in your blood vessels when your heart is beating at its maximum strength. Diastolic (the lower number) tells you what the pressure is in your blood vessels when your heart is at rest.
Male 5ft11in your blood pressure is108-57-49 is this to low?
A correct blood pressure reading consists of 2 index numbers, namely a systolic, and a diastolic number. Your diastolic number(s) seem pretty low, especially for a systolic of 108, and a bad reading is suspected.
If a palpated bp is 60P what is the diastolic reading?
Obviously below sixty, but it is not possible to gauge diastolic pressure by palpation.
What is the meaning of a diastolic reading of 65?
This would be within the normal range for an adult diastolic resting blood pressure.
What does distolic mean?
"Diastolic" refers to the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and fills with blood. It is the lower number in a blood pressure reading and represents the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest between contractions.
Another term for the lower blood pressure reading?
Diastolic
What does it mean when the bottom blood presure is 60 or lower?
The bottom number is diastolic. A diastolic of 60 or lower is a sign of hypotension. However, some people do not have hypotensive symptoms.
What does the dystolic number mean and what should it be?
your diastolic bp, briefly, is your heart intake bp, the lower number, which should be +- 80.
