Comments for Blood Pressure Questions http://bloodpressurequestions.org Answers to all of your questions about blood pressure. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:34:11 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on What is the high pitched noise coming from my blood pressure monitor? by matrix_testing_ans http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/what-is-the-high-pitched-noise-coming-from-my-blood-pressure-monitor/comment-page-1#comment-9654 matrix_testing_ans Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:34:11 +0000 http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/what-is-the-high-pitched-noise-coming-from-my-blood-pressure-monitor#comment-9654 High pitched sounds don't come from these machines. You may want to buy a new one. http://www.weightanalysis.blogspot.com High pitched sounds don’t come from these machines. You may want to buy a new one.

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]]> Comment on What is the high pitched noise coming from my blood pressure monitor? by short round http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/what-is-the-high-pitched-noise-coming-from-my-blood-pressure-monitor/comment-page-1#comment-9653 short round Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:40:26 +0000 http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/what-is-the-high-pitched-noise-coming-from-my-blood-pressure-monitor#comment-9653 It is the sound of your blood vessels screaming!! It is the sound of your blood vessels screaming!!

]]> Comment on Blood pressure? by Pangolin http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/blood-pressure-29/comment-page-1#comment-9658 Pangolin Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:34:56 +0000 http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/blood-pressure-29#comment-9658 Advantages for invasive monitoring include: More accurate blood pressures Ability to measure blood pressure in someone that we cannot use a cuff on (morbidly obese patient, for example) Ability to see beat-to-beat blood pressures - important during surgeries where massive blood loss is possible, or any time that serious pressors (blood pressure up medicines) or anti-hypertensive infusions are used. Ability to draw arterial blood samples from the line Ability to measure blood pressures during cardiopulmonary bypass (no pulses, so cuffs won't work) Advantages for invasive monitoring include:

More accurate blood pressures

Ability to measure blood pressure in someone that we cannot use a cuff on (morbidly obese patient, for example)

Ability to see beat-to-beat blood pressures – important during surgeries where massive blood loss is possible, or any time that serious pressors (blood pressure up medicines) or anti-hypertensive infusions are used.

Ability to draw arterial blood samples from the line

Ability to measure blood pressures during cardiopulmonary bypass (no pulses, so cuffs won’t work)

]]> Comment on What is the high pitched noise coming from my blood pressure monitor? by hecla 1 http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/what-is-the-high-pitched-noise-coming-from-my-blood-pressure-monitor/comment-page-1#comment-9652 hecla 1 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:34:18 +0000 http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/what-is-the-high-pitched-noise-coming-from-my-blood-pressure-monitor#comment-9652 could it be leaking air in from the cuff...is it manuel or electronic....do you have the owners manuel????? could it be leaking air in from the cuff…is it manuel or electronic….do you have the owners manuel?????

]]> Comment on Blood pressure? by W W D http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/blood-pressure-29/comment-page-1#comment-9657 W W D Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:17:10 +0000 http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/blood-pressure-29#comment-9657 Invasive blood pressure monitoring gives you accurate, and minute-to-minute, data. It's used in intensive care fairly commonly, where accuracy of non-invasive readings may be problematic. Unfortunately, that means you have to have a catheter inside an artery. All you have to do is clot one off (or worse, clot off the artery in somebody without good ulnar circulation and lose the hand), or simply have one come loose and spray you and the far wall with arterial blood to understand some of the drawbacks. Invasive blood pressure monitoring gives you accurate, and minute-to-minute, data. It’s used in intensive care fairly commonly, where accuracy of non-invasive readings may be problematic.
Unfortunately, that means you have to have a catheter inside an artery. All you have to do is clot one off (or worse, clot off the artery in somebody without good ulnar circulation and lose the hand), or simply have one come loose and spray you and the far wall with arterial blood to understand some of the drawbacks.

]]> Comment on What is normal blood pressure for a teenage girl? by Bernie http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure/what-is-normal-blood-pressure-for-a-teenage-girl/comment-page-1#comment-9656 Bernie Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:45:56 +0000 http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure/what-is-normal-blood-pressure-for-a-teenage-girl#comment-9656 There is no such thing, ask away! 120/80 is the average for blood pressure. True your top number is a little on the high side, but going to the doctors can easily increase your blood pressure. It's called 'white coat syndrome'. It might be an idea to stop in at one of the free places to check your blood pressure on your own every once in a while, it will ease your mind. If you know there are family members with diabetes, then you can start now to try to prevent/delay. (You don't know if you inherited the gene?) Drink water, eat healthy (balanced diet), and regular exercise. Bernie There is no such thing, ask away!
120/80 is the average for blood pressure.
True your top number is a little on the high side, but going to the doctors can easily increase your blood pressure. It’s called ‘white coat syndrome’.
It might be an idea to stop in at one of the free places to check your blood pressure on your own every once in a while, it will ease your mind.
If you know there are family members with diabetes, then you can start now to try to prevent/delay.
(You don’t know if you inherited the gene?)
Drink water, eat healthy (balanced diet), and regular exercise.
Bernie

]]> Comment on What is the best home blood pressure monitor? by tulip_five http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/what-is-the-best-home-blood-pressure-monitor/comment-page-1#comment-9655 tulip_five Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:45:03 +0000 http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/what-is-the-best-home-blood-pressure-monitor#comment-9655 I've looked into this also. The best is to make sure you get one for the arm, not the wrist as that is more accurate. Omron offers many choices from manual to automatic. I've included a link from the pharmcacists trials and it gives lots of information. Check it out. I’ve looked into this also. The best is to make sure you get one for the arm, not the wrist as that is more accurate. Omron offers many choices from manual to automatic. I’ve included a link from the pharmcacists trials and it gives lots of information. Check it out.

]]> Comment on What would a dangerous blood pressure reading be in women? by birches bird http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure/what-would-a-dangerous-blood-pressure-reading-be-in-women/comment-page-1#comment-9651 birches bird Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:26:07 +0000 http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure/what-would-a-dangerous-blood-pressure-reading-be-in-women#comment-9651 i am 98 years old/male=aver blood pressure was 146/80=started taking 2 pills each day= levodyn=now pressure is 223/80=is this a dangerous reading=or does lovodyn make pressure go up before in comes down???should i stop taking levodyn===??? i am 98 years old/male=aver blood pressure was 146/80=started taking 2 pills each day= levodyn=now pressure is 223/80=is this a dangerous reading=or does lovodyn make pressure go up before in comes down???should i stop taking levodyn===???

]]> Comment on Omron HEM-907 digital blood pressure monitor review by Cam http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/omron-hem-907-digital-blood-pressure-monitor-review/comment-page-1#comment-9649 Cam Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:55:58 +0000 http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure-monitors/omron-hem-907-digital-blood-pressure-monitor-review#comment-9649 I am a 6 ft. 67 yr. old male, non smoker (ever) and weigh 175 lbs and consider myself in good shape as I exercise regularly. My resting HB is approx. 75 to 80. My blood pressure is normally slightly elevated at 135/90 but if I briskly walk for two hours my BP is frequently 113/73. Is this of concern or normal? I am a 6 ft. 67 yr. old male, non smoker (ever) and weigh 175 lbs and consider myself in good shape as I exercise regularly. My resting HB is approx. 75 to 80. My blood pressure is normally slightly elevated at 135/90 but if I briskly walk for two hours my BP is frequently 113/73. Is this of concern or normal?

]]> Comment on What could be the cause of low blood pressure, two blood transfusions? by drks.neuro http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure/what-could-be-the-cause-of-low-blood-pressure-two-blood-transfusions/comment-page-1#comment-9626 drks.neuro Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:32:27 +0000 http://bloodpressurequestions.org/blood-pressure/what-could-be-the-cause-of-low-blood-pressure-two-blood-transfusions#comment-9626 stick to your specialist please. You cant judge a doc who has a decade of study and a decade of experience. stick to your specialist please. You cant judge a doc who has a decade of study and a decade of experience.

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