March 2018 Question: What is blood pressure? Question By: Anoymous

Have you ever wondered what the numbers on your blood pressure machine ment? Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against your arteries. Tending to increase with age, there are two main types of blood pressure. 

Systolic Blood Pressure – Is the pressure of your blood while your heart is beating

Diastolic Blood Pressure – Is the pressure of your blood when you heart is resting between beats.

For adults, normal blood pressure is defined as :

120mgHg Systolic

80mgHg Diastolic

However, blood pressure changes frequently throughout the day, rising rapidly during exercise, and falling during rest.

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Sources:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

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