The Use of Blood Pressure Monitors in Hypertension
1) Does everyone’s heat create the same pressure? Why?
2) Why is it important to place your arm in a horizontal position rather than letting it hang at your side when you take your blood pressure?
I meant this for question number one:
1) Does everyone’s heart create the same pressure? Why or why not?
We have to share our data with the class at school and I need to know what should be the control variables?
I took my blood pressure in my left arm and it was 127/79 but in my right arm it was 137/85. Why are they different? Is the left hand more accurate because it’s closest to the heart?
I’ll be 16 tomorrow
The result of the blood pressure reading at the doctor’s office is very important. The reading is recorded and if it is abnormal, a form of treatment is discussede, based on this one reading yet the way the doctor’s assistant take the blood pressure reading if improper could produce an incorrect reading. Some take it with arms down, some with arms extended, and others with the patient standing up. Each produced varying results. Isn’t it the correct way to have the arm patient sitting with the arm the same level as the heart?
i am wearing a 24 hour holter for blood pressure – does it make a difference what position my arm is in?
I thought it needs to be on a table – parallel with my heart
My mom has a heart beat of 63 and mild hypertension. what foods to help this out? what things to do? exercise?
I know that if you exercise your blood pressure eventually goes down if you have a high blood pressure, but why? Is it because your heart is stronger and therefore doesn’t need to work as hard so the blood pressure goes down? Thanks.
My husband has just been diagnosed with high blood pressure and was put on a low sodium diet. Further blood tests show his potassium levels are too high, so he is to avoid high potassium foods. What I have found suggests avoiding any salt substitutes or lite salt products, avoid whole grain breads and cereals, milk, yogurt, etc. The "heart healthy" diet his doctor gave him suggests eating whole grains and using "lite" salt as well as low-fat dairy products. So how do you balance the two conflicting diets?
I know this sounds ridiculous. i’m 16 years old, and i think i have high blood pressure. only because whenever i just even do the smallest activity like walking up the stairs, i kinda lose my breath. and then when i run i feel like my heart’s going to explode and i can’t breathe. i’ve ran cross country and track for two years already too.. do i have high blood pressure? if so, what can i do?
So yeah is it possible to have high cholesterol without suffering from hypertension? I ask it because hypothetically speaking your heart would have to work harder if you have veins clogged by cholesterol. If this is true if you have high cholesterol you will suffer from hypertension. Again this is just an hypothesis, im not sure and would like to know how this works. Any info is greatly appreciated! =[) THX!
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