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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 other factors may cause miscellaneous reading of blood pressure?
Blood pressure
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?
The blood pressure measured when the ventricles relax is called diastolic blood pressure. It is the lower number in a blood pressure reading, representing the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest between contractions.
How low can blood pressure be and still sustain life?
The lowest blood pressure can be is debatable because a low blood pressure does not necessarily cause death. If a person has no other symptoms and has a blood pressure that is almost always 85/55, then there is no problem. However, if this blood pressure has other symptoms like fever, fainting, or other general illness, it should be checked immediately by a doctor.
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.
How can you get diagnosed with high blood pressure if it is not in your history of high blood pressure?
Well if there's no history of high blood pressure. it should be V19.8 ( Other Condition) that's my guess.
What is the real name for a blood pressure monitor?
A sphygmomanometer.
What is the technical name for abnormally high blood pressure?
Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure.Dangerously high blood pressure is called critical hypertension.
What is a name of high blood pressure medicine?
Hypertension = High Blood Pressure Tachycardia = High Pulse
Am I at risk for high blood pressure because I have o type blood?
No particular blood type is at more risk for high blood pressure than any other type. It is mostly stress, diet, and genetics that affect blood pressure.
