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What Does This Mean When A Young Male Have A BP Of 155 ?
What does this mean when a 23-year-old male have a blood pressure of 155?!? Does this mean his health condition is really bad and he might be expecting a heart attack and stroke soon if not treated probably with medicine?!
Sun, 3 Apr 2011
It is on higher side. But just one reading does not conclude that you have hypertension. You need to get it re checked to come to a conclusion.
However the prospectus are not good, of you showing up with even one increase reading of blood pressure.
However the prospectus are not good, of you showing up with even one increase reading of blood pressure.
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