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| *Women health>>>High Blood Pressure |
How do you know if you have high or low blood pressure? |
How do you know if you have high or low blood pressure? First you have to have your blood pressure taken of course. Hypertension or high blood pressure is called the silent killer because it has few outward signs. The standards for blood pressure are set by the us Dept. of Health and Human Services and they are <120 over <80 is normal, 120-139 over 80-89 is pre-hypertensive, 140-159 over 90-99 is stage one hypertension and >160 over >100 is stage two hypertension. These pressures are over time so that a pattern develops, not a single reading. For more info. see the JNC7 Guidelines at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hype... Low blood pressure or hypotension is usually seen as a symptom of another problem. Bradycardia (slow heart rate), bleeding, or septic shock are some examples. If you think you may have either it is very important that you speak to a doctor as both can be life threatening. Source(s): http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hype... High Blood pressure does not produce any symptoms till it damages some target organs. So it is discovered accidentally during th check up by the doctor by Sphygmomanometer. While Low blood pressure causes dizziness while standing for a long time in one place, in hot places, or hot climates , while getting up in the middle of night or early morning. |
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