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Walking around house blood pressure 143/90. when resting 120/70 male 22. is it safe to be high just walking round house slowly?

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Sounds safe.: BP is measured while sitting with both feet on floor. Normal under those circumstances is 120/80 and hypertension is when BP is repeatedly >140/90. Blood pressure under other circumstances is highly variable, there are lots of potential sources of error in measurement, and there is no "normal." your BP sounds reasonable.

Answered 5/20/2020

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Check BP at rest: Blood pressure should be checked at rest, not during/after activity, at least not for purposes of making a diagnosis of high blood pressure (hypertension).

Answered 8/4/2013

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Yes: Blood pressure and heart rate increase with physical activity. To check for hypertension b/p should be checked at rest and repeated at different time.

Answered 12/30/2017

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