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Orterial Hypertension (high blood pressure)

can be caused by many things; smoking,
obesity, excessive alcohol consumption
(binge drinking) and lack of exercise. There
Blood pressure, is the pressure of the
are few symptoms of high blood pressure;
circulating blood against the walls of
headaches, vision problems, black outs or
the blood vessels. During each heart
even fits. Consequences of high blood
beat your blood pressure reaches a
pressure include; cardiovascular diseases,
maximum and a minimum. The
strokes, heart attacks or heart failure to name
maximum is when the heart contracts
but a few. Kidney and sight damage are
and is known as the Systolic pressure.
included in the list.
The minimum is when the heart is
Orterial Hypotension (low blood pressure)
relaxing and is known as the diastolic
can be caused by; a use of drugs to treat high
Pressure. Ôour blood pressure is
blood pressure, diabetes or a loss of blood
measured in mmHg, milliliter
due to an accident. Ôou will usually find out
Mercury.
you have low blood pressure during a To measure blood pressure we would use a
general check up but the symptoms are more
commonly dizziness and headaches. sphygmomanometer. Ôou roll the wrapping
Consequences of low blood pressure are around the upper arm, above the elbow
liver, kidney and heart damage. Brain
taking a reading from the brachial artery.
damage is also possible due to lack of blood
to the brain. In the worst cases people can be The average reading is 120 over 80. That¶s a
comatose or even die from low blood systolic reading of 120 and a diabolic reading
pressure.
of 80.