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2. Pseudohypertension - Wikipedia

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   Pseudohypertension, also known as pseudohypertension in the elderly, noncompressibility artery syndrome, and Osler's sign (or Osler sign) of pseudohypertension is a falsely elevated blood pressure reading obtained through sphygmomanometry due to calcification of blood vessels which cannot be compressed. [1]

3. Sphygmomanometer - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. List of phobias - Wikipedia

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   The English suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (from Greek φόβος phobos, "fear") occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g. agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g. hydrophobic), in biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g ...

5. Hypertension is a ‘silent killer.’ Here’s what your blood ...

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   Ways to lower blood pressure. Depending on your medical history and the severity of your hypertension, your doctor may prescribe medication to help lower your blood pressure.But your behavior can ...

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

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   You can also buy an easy-to-use blood pressure cuff at a pharmacy or online retailer. ... Elevated blood pressure. 120 to 129. less than 80. Hypertension stage 1. 130 to 139. 80 to 89.

7. Using one-sized blood pressure cuff can lead to inaccurate ...

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   The blood pressure cuff typically used by your doctor could be giving you a wrong result, according to a new report. The study published in JAMA Internal Medicine Monday found using a one-size ...

8. Blood-injection-injury type phobia - Wikipedia

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   Blood-injection-injury (BII) type phobia is a type of specific phobia [1] [2] characterized by the display of excessive, irrational fear in response to the sight of blood, injury, or injection, or in anticipation of an injection, injury, or exposure to blood. [3] Blood-like stimuli (paint, ketchup) may also cause a reaction. [4]

9. What is high blood pressure and why is it called the 'silent ...

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   At the time, a normal systolic blood pressure was determined by adding your age to 100. Thus, a 60-year-old would be assumed to be perfectly normal with a very high, health-destroying systolic ...