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Goatboy
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What's your Blood Pressure?

BORING RUNS IN THE FAMILY!

120/70

Years of a burger and pizza diet is paying off.

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karen
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108/60

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SimpleSimon
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110/60

Dr's look at me and try to prescribe high blood pressure meds. Being fat, near 50, and fair is annoying sometimes.

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from my blood donor card:

03/26/04 - 110/60

05/21/04 - 112/62

08/10/04 - 104/62

10/15/04 - 100/60

12/07/04 - 118/60


they didn't record my blood pressure the last time i donated, which was 2 weeks ago.

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125/80 on meds.
1247/265 off meds.

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I guess my BP is still OK, I can still pop a woody.

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I <3 bp . . . typically, 110/70

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Systolic - 122
Diastolic - 76

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122/60 with a 74 beat heart rate. Your heart rate counts in there too.

I take a high blood pressure med, not because of high blood pressure (mine has always been normal) but because it helps diabetics and their veins.

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Alice
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Used to be 100/65-70.

Now, it goes up and down and they make me lay down and have it read--and stand up and have it read... I don't think this bodes well--but I didn't really ask them about it.

I quitted smoking since, though. I'll have to go see if that improved things... Does anyone know why they ask people to contort for multiple BP readings? Does this mean I'm terminal?

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Large Filipino
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usually when it's high,I close my eyes and breath in slowly and exhale releasing all my stress energy with it or some shit. Then when I recheck it,it's usually right around 120/80.
I take meds too.
Oh and my heart rate is usually like 99 most of the time,yet doc says this is ok cause I smoke like a fucking chimney.

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I havn't a clue what my blood pressure is.. it scares me that others do though.

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People should know their blood pressure. I shall get mine done again.

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slappy
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110/56 heart beat 68 or something.

Can someone explain what the numbers mean? I was told by the nurse it was the maximum and minimum heat of the blood, which I think is bollocks, and what she really meant was the max/min work that the heart has to do to pump the blood around. She couldn't speak Engrish very well.

But some clarity on the matter would be appreciated. Thankyouverymuch.

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First number is the systolic pressure, which is the pressure placed on the arterial walls during contraction of the ventricles of the heart. The second number is diastolic pressure, which is the pressure while the ventricles are relaxed.
I think.

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Originally posted by slappy
110/56 heart beat 68 or something.

Can someone explain what the numbers mean? I was told by the nurse it was the maximum and minimum heat of the blood, which I think is bollocks, and what she really meant was the max/min work that the heart has to do to pump the blood around. She couldn't speak Engrish very well.

But some clarity on the matter would be appreciated. Thankyouverymuch.


from http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20000901.html :

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Blood pressure is "a measurement of the force applied against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood through the body. The pressure is determined by the force and amount of blood pumped and the size and flexibility of the arteries." A reading consists of two numbers, for example: 112/77, which is read as "112 over 77."

The first number, systolic blood pressure, measures the maximum pressure exerted as the heart contracts, while the lower number indicates diastolic pressure, a measurement taken between beats, when the heart is at rest.

According to high blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA), numbers under 140/90 and over 90/60 are generally considered normal in adults.

For greater accuracy, measure blood pressure while in a seated position with your arm at the same level as your heart, after you have been at rest for five minutes or more. Baselines vary considerably from one individual to the next.



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Originally posted by Alice
Used to be 100/65-70.

Now, it goes up and down and they make me lay down and have it read--and stand up and have it read... I don't think this bodes well--but I didn't really ask them about it.

I quitted smoking since, though. I'll have to go see if that improved things... Does anyone know why they ask people to contort for multiple BP readings? Does this mean I'm terminal?


I can't say for sure, but they may have been testing to make sure your bp doesn't bottom out when you stand up(making your blood pressure dangerously low). If they didn't say anything to you about it, they probably didn't find any cause for concern.

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Tal got it right. Basically the low number is your constant pressure and your high number's your peak pressure.
Oh. Karen too.

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Thanks, Karen.

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Alice is a feminist.

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No idea.

But the last time I went to a doctor the nurse announced it to me as if I might know what the numbers meant. So I laughed and said "Is that good or bad?" She gave me a weird look and walked out of the room.

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Thanks for the info Karen. You confirmed my assessment of the nurses babblings. That's what we get for not having private health care.

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quote:
Originally posted by Smug Git
People should know their blood pressure. I shall get mine done again.


why? It's not like it can't change.

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Because if you have a potential problem (as indicated by the blood pressure reading), the earlier you know, the better, so that you can take some action to lessen the potential risks from said problem.

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Alice,

Standing / lying / sitting is an evaluation for orthostatic hypotension which is a fair way to judge vascular tonicity in a pinch (also a pretty fair way to explain fainting spells without looking toward something scar