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Hi there! i am a little confused looking over my assessment. it say's my blood pressure is 118, but is not checked off as being in the healthy range. looking at the range, it say's it should be less than 120/80. is 118 not accurate, or am i maybe mixed u
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Blood pressure: Your blood pressure is normal at above numbers. It has to do with the way normal is set up on the electronic system, as sometimes diastolic is set up as lower than 80.
Answered 3/26/2020
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