Blood Pressure
- Created by: KatrinaAnnMarie
- Created on: 27-10-15 08:47
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- Blood Pressure
- High blood pressure
- Factors
- Smoking
- Being overweight
- Alcohol
- Stress
- Reducing blood pressure
- Regular exercise
- Balanced diet
- Medication in extreme cases
- Can cause:
- Strokes
- Brain damage
- Blood vessels to burst
- Kidney damage
- Factors
- Low Blood Pressure
- Poor circulation
- If the brain doesn't get enough oxygen and glucose it causes dizziness, and fainting.
- Measured in mmHg
- Systolic and diastolic readings
- Systolic is when the heart contracts
- Diastolic is when the heart relaxes
- Healthy blood pressure should not be higher than 135/85
- Blood leaves the heart through arteries
- Blood travels back to the heart in veins
- Capillaries take blood to every cell in the body
- High blood pressure
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