Archive for October, 2007
Friday, October 12th, 2007
Kathy Love asked: What is High Blood Pressure?
According to statistics, one out of every three adult Americans have high blood pressure. Blood pressure is defined as the amount of force that the blood uses on the veins and arteries as it circulates through the body. A healthy person's blood pressure ...
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
curious asked: My sister checked my son with her at home cuff and it showed that his blood pressure was 142 over 92. Can this be right? Is this high? He is 11, 5ft. 3" tall and 175 lbs and he carries all his weight in his ...
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
Joe Barton asked: I think numbers are amazing! I think I must have been that geeky kid who would just do math equations for fun all day in school. In fact, the curse of numbers followed me to college and for some reason wooed me into an accounting ...
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
Author asked: Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of the arteries each time your heart beats. Your blood pressure is highest each time the heart beats, pumping blood into the arteries. This is called systolic pressure, and is the high number in your reading. ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
flavar07 asked: My mom has essential high blood pressure sometimes reaching over the 200/160 mark. As her blood pressure has been high for a while she has an enlarged right ventricle which will and is leading to CHF. Her breathing is already heavy. Her doctor has given her Betaloc, Plendil, ...
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