what is high blood pressure?!
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Based on age, sex, medical history.
Most Dr's.like the systolic (top) to be 120 or<
dystolic 80 or <
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You can check at your local Wal*Mart. Im not sure the exact specs, but my husbands is high and I think on Sunday he said it was 157 over.something, now I can't remember the second number, but it was high for the category as well. He is only 27.
I'm not sure what it is exactly that you're asking. I'll give you parameters: Normal range for systolic pressure 90-136. 138-140 is pre-hypertensive. Normal range for diastolic pressure is 60-84. 86-90 is pre-hypertensive. As long as you remain 90-136 over 60-84 you're okay. These are adult values not pediatric or adolescent.
lower than 120/80 is considered normal, if either number is higher than 140/90 its recommended you get treatment (drug). if you're in between that, youre considered borderline, try to do some excercises and decrease the amount of sodium (salt) you eat and drink in your diet. take your blood pressure at rest and do it a few times and find an average; your blood pressure fluctates a lot. if its high talk to a doctor or pharmacist about it (there are over the counter products if you're borderline or barely high and want to get it down)
High blood pressure is where the pressure on the artery walls at the relaxation phase of the heart is to fast or to hard.
Blood is carried from the heart to all parts of your body in vessels called arteries. Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries. Each time the heart beats (about 60-70 times a minute at rest), it pumps out blood into the arteries. Your blood pressure is at its highest when the heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. When the heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is the diastolic pressure.
Blood pressure is always given as these two numbers, the systolic and diastolic pressures. Both are important. Usually they are written one above or before the other, such as 120/80 mmHg. The top number is the systolic and the bottom the diastolic. When the two measurements are written down, the systolic pressure is the first or top number, and the diastolic pressure is the second or bottom number (for example, 120/80). If your blood pressure is 120/80, you say that it is "120 over 80."
Blood pressure changes during the day. It is lowest as you sleep and rises when you get up. It also can rise when you are excited, nervous, or active.
Still, for most of your waking hours, your blood pressure stays pretty much the same when you are sitting or standing still. That level should be lower than 120/80. When the level stays high, 140/90 or higher, you have high blood pressure. With high blood pressure, the heart works harder, your arteries take a beating, and your chances of a stroke, heart attack, and kidney problems are greater.
What is normal blood pressure?
A blood pressure reading below 120/80 is considered normal. In general, lower is better. However, very low blood pressures can sometimes be a cause for concern and should be checked out by a doctor.
Doctors classify blood pressures under 140/90 as either "normal," or "prehypertension."
"Normal" blood pressures are lower than 120/80.
"Prehypertension" is blood pressure between 120 and 139 for the top number, or between 80 and 89 for the bottom number. For example, blood pressure readings of 138/82, 128/89, or 130/86 are all in the "prehypertension" range. If your blood pressure is in the prehypertension range, it is more likely that you will end up with high blood pressure unless you take action to prevent it.
What is high blood pressure?
A blood pressure of 140/90 or higher is considered high blood pressure. Both numbers are important. If one or both numbers are usually high, you have high blood pressure. If you are being treated for high blood pressure, you still have high blood pressure even if you have repeated readings in the normal range.
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