Blood pressure ( BP ) is the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels , and is one of the principal vital signs . When used without further specification, blood pressure usually refers to the arterial pressure of the systemic circulation . During each heartbeat, BP varies between a maximum ( systolic ) and a minimum ( diastolic ) pressure. The mean BP, due to pumping by the heart and resistance to flow in blood vessels, decreases as the circulating blood moves away from the heart through arteries . Blood pressure drops most rapidly along the small arteries and arterioles , and continues to decrease as the blood moves through the capillaries and back to the heart through veins . Gravity, valves in veins, and pumping from contraction of skeletal muscles are some other influences on BP at various places in the body. The measurement blood pressure without further specification usually refers to the systemic arterial pressure measured at a person s upper arm . It is measured on the inside of an elbow at the brachial artery , which is the upper arm s major blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. A person s BP is usually expressed in terms of the systolic pressure over diastolic pressure ( mmHg ), for example 140/90.
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I'm feeling a strong irregular pulse in my abdomen, on the right in the upper part, kind of like when a baby kicks when you're around 6 months pregnant. i'm 36, female, overweight. Is this normal?
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i am o lopessor med and my presure is going down every day what is wroung with me
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I went to the Dr s. office about 3 weeks ago for a check up and they told me my blood pressure was 130 over 100. The nurse said it was slightly elevated . Now, here s my question....If my blood pressure is only slightly elevated and it has NEVER been before in my life(I m 33) why now, 3 weeks later if I drink A beer does my face and neck get all...
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I feel faint and week, it can happen any time any where, I do not drink coffee,? I feel faint and week, it can happen any time any where, I do not drink coffee, I am middle aged and with no heart or blood pressure issues, the only quick fix is to drink sweet drinks. Is this an indication of some thing immanent, should I be concerned ?
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I was at the doctor doing the physical exam and when she (doctor is female) told me to pull down my underwear for the genital exam i got a huge erection and when she touched it fluid started to come out. She didn t say anything but I was really embarrassed. The worst thing was she had an assistant in the room with her (also female) who saw the...
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female doctors opinion on male patients getting erections during their physical exam I went in for a physical exam (my doctor is female) and during the exam I got an erection. She didnt say any thing and acted like it didnt happen and completed the the exam even though my erection lasted during the whole exam. I was so embarrassed I dont think I...
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Age 26. I just had my first baby in September. For the past few weeks, I ve had nausea on and off during the day, I ve had discomfort in my right side, sometimes spreading to my left side and back. And recently mabybe 2-3 times in the past 3 or 4 days I ve experienced a heaviness in my chest . I went to the doctor about 2 weeks ago and told me...
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My husband suffered an aortic dissection in 2008. The tear extends from his heart valve down into his legs bilaterally, stopping just shy of the femoral arteries. He takes numerous meds to control his heart rate and blood pressure . He has been asked to undergo a polygraph test, but I have been advised by several polygraph administrators that...
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