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  2. Blood pressure - Wikipedia

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    35094-2. Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system. When used without qualification, the term "blood pressure" refers to the pressure in a brachial artery, where it is most commonly measured.

  3. The Right Way to Position Your Arm for Accurate BP Readings - AOL

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    By comparison, when the participants’ arms were resting in their laps during their readings, the average blood pressure reading was 130/78, and when their arms were hanging by their sides, the ...

  4. What is a normal blood pressure reading? - AOL

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    Regarding ideal numbers, the famous M.D. says: "Your blood pressure is supposed to be under 140 over 90, optimally closer to 120 over 80." He went on to call the test "life-saving" and "the single ...

  5. What is Hypertension? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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    This is the pressure of your blood against your artery walls back toward the heart, in between heartbeats. You have hypertension when you consistently have: A systolic blood pressure at or above ...

  6. Vital signs - Wikipedia

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    Blood pressure is recorded as two readings: a higher systolic pressure, which occurs during the maximal contraction of the heart, and the lower diastolic or resting pressure. [11] In adults, a normal blood pressure is 120/80, with 120 being the systolic and 80 being the diastolic reading. [12] Usually, the blood pressure is read from the left ...

  7. Blood pressure measurement - Wikipedia

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    A minimum systolic value can be roughly estimated by palpation, most often used in emergency situations, but should be used with caution. [10] It has been estimated that, using 50% percentiles, carotid, femoral and radial pulses are present in patients with a systolic blood pressure > 70 mmHg, carotid and femoral pulses alone in patients with systolic blood pressure of > 50 mmHg, and only a ...

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