HYPOTENSION ( High BP )

WHAT IS BP?

The human heart is a pump that works relentlessly everyday, every second of ones life till death without a break. Nature has provided rest for the heart between beats. Its function is to pump blood to circulate it in the entire body, some thing in the range of 7000 liters per day through 10,000 KM of arteries. To achieve this it contracts on an average 70 times a minute. Blood pressure is a measurement of the pressure in the arteries during the active and resting phases of each heartbeat. It is denoted as

Systolic Pressure : The first number in a blood pressure reading is the amount of pressure your heart generates when pumping blood through your arteries to the rest of your body.

Diastolic Pressure : The second number in blood pressure reading that refers to the amount of pressure in your arteries when your heart is at rest between beats.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

Individuals with persistently low BP or with sudden drops when it drops suddenly can present with following symptoms :


Dizziness or light headedness

Fainting ( syncope )

Lack of concentration

Blurred vision

Nausea

Cold, clammy, pale skin

Rapid, shallow breathing

Fatigue

Depression

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