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Hypotension, also known as low blood pressure, is a cardiovascular condition characterized by abnormally reduced blood pressure. [1] Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood [2] and is indicated by two numbers, the systolic blood pressure (the top number) and the diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number), which are the ...
85–120: 50–80 Adolescents 13–18 years: 95–140: 60–90 In children the normal ranges for blood pressure are lower than for adults and depend on height. [30]
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. [11] High blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms itself. [1]
The normal adult blood pressure is less than 120 mmHg systolic BP (SBP) and less than 80 mmHg diastolic BP (DBP). [16] Convert mmHg to SI units as follows: 1 mmHg = 0.133 32 kPa . Hence normal blood pressure in SI units is less than 16.0 kPa SBP and less than 10.7 kPa DBP.
Some 80% of the respondents said they plan to shop during BFCM—with an ever-increasing group focusing on online options. “This year we have a shorter holiday shopping season with the late ...
A sphygmomanometer (/ ˌ s f ɪ ɡ m oʊ m ə ˈ n ɒ m ɪ t ə r / SFIG-moh-mə-NO-mi-tər), also known as a blood pressure monitor, or blood pressure gauge, is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery under the cuff in a controlled manner, [1] and a mercury or aneroid manometer to measure the pressure.
Christine McVie was initially wary of Stevie Nicks joining Fleetwood Mac. When Mick Fleetwood approached the other band members with a recording of a duo called Buckingham Nicks and suggested they ...
The circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human or other vertebrate.