Introduction: High blood pressure or hypertension meaning high pressure (tension) in the arteries. Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the pumping heart to all the tissues and organs of the body. Normal Blood Pressure is below 120/80; blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89 is consider pre-hypertension‚ and a blood pressure of 140/90 or above is considered high. The systolic blood pressure is the pressure in the arteries as the heart contracts and pumps blood forward into the arteries
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Answers: 1. The systolic blood pressure measured in the auscultatory method is more accurate than that measured in the palpitation method because the palpitation method is prone to more human errors such as how strong the pulse is‚ where it is located‚ how hard the wrist is pressed during palpitation and a stethoscope which is used in the auscultatory method is more sensitive than feeling a pulse. Hearing the pulse involves less human error than feeling it. 2. The maximum pressure exerted when blood is
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that it is a common pressure faced by the youth of todays society. In this essay i am going to write about the pressures faced by teenage girls from the media to be attractive to the opposite sex‚ the pressures from boys in an intimate relationship‚ and the pressure from society to behave and act in a certain way towards boys to fit in and impress them. I am hoping to find imformation on this topic so that i can fully understand it‚ and work out ways to overcome the pressures so that i am prepared
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–Undertake agreed pressure area care 1.1 Pressure sores or decubitus ulcers are the result of a constant deficiency of blood to the tissues over a bony area such as a heel which may have been in contact with a bed or a splint over an extended period of time. The surface of the skin can ulcerate which may become infected. Eventually deeper tissues are damaged. Besides the heel‚ other areas commonly involved are the skin over the buttocks‚ sacrum‚ ankles hips and other bony sites of the body. 1.2 Common
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Blood Pressure? Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to compare blood pressure as related to gender and athletic status. Hypothesis: I predict that males have a higher blood pressure than women and athletes have a higher blood pressure than non athletes Background Info: Blood pressure is the amount of force that blood pushes against the inside walls of blood vessels as it passes through. This pressure is initially
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Pressure ulcers are formed depending on the individual’s lifestyle. Some risk factors that are contributed to pressure ulcer formation are depending on their nutritional status‚ age‚ their medications‚ severity of their illness and immobility. Every individual needs proper nutrition including enough calories‚ proteins‚ vitamins and minerals every day to stay healthy and to prevent any breakdown of the tissues. As the person ages‚ the skin starts getting more fragile‚ less elastic and dry than the
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Caffeine’s Effect on Blood Pressure in Teens Research Questions How does the caffeine in coffee affect the blood pressure in teens within an hour? Purpose The purpose of the lab is to see the different effects of coffee in teenagers who have a different lifestyle. Also‚ my purpose is to be informed as well considering I’m a 17-year-old teen that drinks coffee on a regular base. I would like to know how all the coffee I have ever drunk‚ has had an effect in my body that I’m not aware of. Hypothesis
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Long-Term Intake of North American Ginseng Has No Effect on 24-Hour Blood Pressure and Renal Function P. Mark Stavro‚ Minna Woo‚ Lawrence A. Leiter‚ Tibor F. Heim‚ John L. Sievenpiper and Vladimir Vuksan Hypertension 2006;47;791-796; originally published online Mar 6‚ 2006; DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000205150.43169.2c Hypertension is published by the American Heart Association. 7272 Greenville Avenue‚ Dallas‚ TX 72514 Copyright © 2006 American Heart Association. All rights reserved. Print ISSN:
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The History of Blood Pressure Finding out someone’s blood pressure is very important. Johannes Müller once said‚ “The discovery of blood pressure was more important than the discovery of blood.” Someone’s blood pressure could be high‚ and no one would know. The reason being is that a person with high blood pressure‚ also known as hypertension‚ will usually have no symptoms. High or low blood pressure cannot be detected without being measured. High blood pressure could cause heart attacks‚ strokes
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