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pressure of blood against vessel walls usually measured via brachial artery

blood pressure

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pressure during contraction (top #)

systolic pressure

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pressure during relaxation (bottom #)

distolic

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what do we measure bp with?

sphygmomanometer

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avg resting, healthy adult human

~ 120/80

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defined by 140/80 (high bp)

hypertension

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silent killer

hypertension

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defined by 100/60 (low bp)

hypotension

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signs of hypotension

dizziness, faintint

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hypotension causes

severe burns, blood loss

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why reglulate bp?

  • low bp = reduce blood’s tranport ability

  • high pressure = weak arteries = rupture, clots, heart atk

  • stress on heart