A question from Kal Alvar: What does this blood pressure mean?
A few days ago, my blood pressure was 108 over 60. Yesterday, it was 107 over 70.
i know the first number is my blood pressure when my heart is pumping and the other is when its resting. When i looked at a chart online, i saw that if your blood pressure is about 110, the other should be about 70. what i want to know is, why was it sixty?
I am 14 y/o and very athletic.
Thanks.
The top answer:
Answer by Mary Boo
Human Blood Pressure Range Diagram
The 1st Number: Systolic pressure is the pressure generated when the heart contracts.
The 2nd Number: Diastolic pressure is the blood pressure when the heart is relaxed.
What is Normal Blood Pressure? Buy and use an automatic blood pressure monitor. Compare your BP reading with the numbers on the chart above. Draw a line from your systolic pressure to your diastolic pressure. Is the slope of the line about the same as shown on the chart? Where do YOU fit in? What are your risk factors?
Are your blood pressure readings within the normal blood pressure range?
Should you take anti-hypertension medication to lower your blood pressure?
http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/medicine/blood-pressure.htm
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