Blood Pressure B1
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- Created by: allaiya
- Created on: 22-12-13 20:27
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- Blood Pressure
- Systolic pressure
- The maximum number that your heart produces.
- Diastolic Pressure
- Is the blood pressure between heart beat
- High Blood pressure can lead to
- blood vessels to burst.
- Can cause damage to the brain,which is called a stroke.
- Also can cause damage the kidney.
- Low Blood pressure can lead lead to
- dizziness and fainting
- ...as blood supply to the brain is reduced.
- and poor circulation to other areas such as finger and toes.
- Fitness & Health
- Fitness is the ability to do physical activity
- Smoking
- Smoking can increase blood pressure by
- Carbon Monoxide in cigarette smoke causes blood to carry less oxygen.
- Nicotine in cigarette smoke directly increases heart rate
- Carbon monoxide decreases the oxygen carrying capacity of blood.
- Combines with haemoglobin preventing it combining with oxygen so less oxygen is carried
- Nicotine in cigarette smoke directly increases heart rate
- Carbon Monoxide in cigarette smoke causes blood to carry less oxygen.
- Smoking can increase blood pressure by
- Diet& heart disease*
- Heart disease is caused by
- restricted blood flow to the heart muscle
- Risk of getting heart disease is increased by
- High Level of saturated fat in the diet leads to a build up of cholesterol (a plaque) in the arteries.
- High Level of salt which causes an increase in blood pressure
- Narrowing of the arteries caused by plaque in coronary arteries can reduce blood flow to heart muscle.
- Plaque also make blood clots or thrombos more likely to happen which will block
- Systolic pressure
- High Blood pressure can lead to
- blood vessels to burst.
- Can cause damage to the brain,which is called a stroke.
- Also can cause damage the kidney.
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