About Blood Pressure
A. WHO blood pressure
classifications:
Standards for assessment
of high or low blood pressure
without regard to age, have
been established by the
World Health Organization
(WHO), as shown in the
chart.
However this chart is not exact for classification of blood
pressure and it's intended to be used as a guide in
understanding non-invasive blood pressure measurements.
Please consult with your physician for proper diagnosis.
B. Variations in blood pressure:
Individual blood pressures vary greatly both on a daily and a
seasonal basis. These variations are even more pronounced in
hyper tense patients. Normally the blood pressure rises while at
work and is at its lowest during sleeping period.
(hyper tense: means a person who has high blood
pressure symptom.)
The graph below illustrated the
variations in blood pressure over a
whole day with measurement taken
every five minutes.
The thick line represents sleep. The
rise in blood pressure at 4 PM (A in
the graph) and 12 PM (B in the graph) correspond to an attack
of pain.
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