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what is high blood pressure?

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See below: The pressure inside the arteries is too high. The systolic pressure is that when the heart contracts and the diastolic is the pressure when the heart relaxes. It is most commonly measured with a blood pressure cuff which is an indirect measurement. Sometimes a needle is place within an artery and attached to a transducer to measure the pressure directly and continuously in sick patients.

Question 2

what is high blood pressure in teenagers?

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A few causes: High blood pressure in teenagers is increasingly caused by the same problems that cause high blood pressure in adults.  Sedentary lifestyle, poor diet or diets very high in sodium (salt), lack of exercise and obesity can all cause high blood pressure in teens.  It is always worth getting it checked out by a doctor, sometimes it can be from kidney disease or other underlying problems with the body.

Question 3

what is high blood pressure a risk factor for?

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High blood pressure is a risk factor for::   Abdominal aortic aneurysm, Age related macular degeneration, Aortic dissection, Aortic regurgitation, Atrioventricular block, Bell's palsy, Brain aneurysm, Brain AVM, Congestive heart failure, Diastolic heart failure, Erectile dysfunction, ESRD, Gout, Hemorrhagic stroke, Kidney cancer, Migraine in adults, Peripheral vascular disease, Retinal vein occlusion, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Transient ischemic attack, Trigeminal neuralgia, Unstable angina, Vascular dementia, Vertigo, Diabetes Type 2, Heart attack, Migraine, Acute kidney failure, Diabetic kidney disease, Diabetic nerve problems, Diabetic eye problems, Fibroid, Acute atrial fibrillation, Atrial fibrillation, Chronic atrial fibrillation, Cardiac arrest, Abnormal heart rhythms, Non ST elevation myocardial infarction, ST elevation myocardial infarction, Diabetes, Dementia, Carotid artery disease, Kidney failure, Macular degeneration, Heart diseases, Stroke, Heart failure, Headaches & Migraine, Atrial flutter, Eclampsia, High risk pregnancy, Multi infarct d.

Question 4

what is high blood pressure in an infant?

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Normal values: The normal blood pressure ranges for infants at 6-12 months of age are as follows: 
systolic (high number) 85-128 (average 102) mmhg
diastolic (low number) 47-78 (average 63) mmhg
high systolic blood pressure is above 128 and high diastolic blood pressure is above 78.

Question 5

could you explain what is high blood pressure for a 16 yr old boy?

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High BP: More than 130/80 mm hg is abnormal blood pressure.

Question 6

what is high blood pressure and what is low blood pressure?

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Pathophysiologic: There are averages and no absolutely fixed blood pressure numbers. Whether a blood pressure is too high or low derpends on the health of the individual and what is occurring medically at the time the blood pressure is checked.

Question 7

what is high blood pressure dm? how it is related to renal failure?

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DM HBP: What is high blood pressure DM? How it is related to renal failure? ANS: prob means high blood pressure due to diabetes. It is the major reason kidneys fail in DM. Controlling BP is best way to prevent DM renal failure.

Question 8

what is high blood pressure during pregnancy in general?

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See below: Anything greater than 140/90.

Question 9

what is considered high blood pressure?

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140/90: The american heart association has recommended guidelines to define normal and high blood pressure.

Normal blood pressure less than 120/80

pre-hypertension 120-139/ 80-89

high blood pressure (stage 1) 140-159/90-99

high blood pressure (stage 2) higher than 160/100.

Question 10

what is a high blood pressure fraction?

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Systolic / Diastolic: The top number is the systolic and the bottom number is the diastolic. For adults, over 140 for the top or 90 for the bottom is usually considered too high. The number is not a fraction itself, this is just how it is denoted in the medical community.

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