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If vasoconstriction is happening but the force at which heart pumps is maintained normal through meds will blood pressure increases or it will remain normal?

Q: if vasoconstriction is happening but the force at which heart pumps is maintained normal through meds will blood pressure increases or it will remain normal?

: PRESSURE = flow c resistance resistance =1/radius to the 4th power. Thus if r decreases (vasconnstriction) and output stays the same BP must go up.

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PRESSURE = flow c resistance resistance =1/radius to the 4th power. Thus if r decreases (vasconnstriction) and output stays the same BP must go up.

Answered 11/30/2022

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A member asked:

If vasoconstriction is happening but the force at which heart pumps is maintained normal through meds will blood pressure increases or it will remain normal?

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