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Basic Information |
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Blood Pressure (bp) |
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The
pressure of the beating heart |
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Resting Blood
Pressure |
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Used to
Classify & Treat Blood Pressure |
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Classification of bp |
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Classification
Categories & Use |
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Hypertension |
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Resting bp
is abnormally high |
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Systolic Blood Pressure |
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Highest
heart beat pressure
128/85 |
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Diastolic
Blood Pressure |
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Lowest
heart beat pressure 128/85 |
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Pulse or
Pulse Rate |
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Number of
heart beats per minute |
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Pulse
Pressure |
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PP = SP-DP (128-85 = 43)
PP = 43 |
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Mean Arterial
Pressure |
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Estimation of
average artery pressure |
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Body
Mass Index |
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Calculation:
Weight vs. Height |
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(pressure units) |
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Millimeters
(mm) of Mercury (Hg) |
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Average Blood
Pressure |
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Used to
Diagnose & Treat Hypertension |
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White Coat
Syndrome |
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bp
increases only in the MD office |
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Home Blood
Pressure |
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Self measured
bp outside MD office |
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Metabolic
Syndrome |
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High bp,
cholesterol and glucose |
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Life Style
Changes |
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Diet, Exercise
and Quit Smoking |
