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Systolic blood pressure

systolic blood pressure

(Science: cardiology, physiology) The pressure exerted on the walls of the arteries during the contraction phase of the heart. Considered abnormally elevated if consistently over 150 mmHg. Systolic blood pressure varies with age, sex, size and relative condition.


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Re: Blood Pressure

... the 2 different types of methods to measure blood pressure such as palpation and auscultatory? I read in wikipedia ... method because it has got two readings (i.e. [systolic/diastolic]). Whereas for palpation, it has only ...

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by calvin.ng.wh
Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:23 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Blood Pressure
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Re: Diastolic & Systolic Blood Pressure

Average blood pressure = 1/3 x systolic blood pressure + 2/3 x diastolic blood pressure The above equation ...

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by Revenged
Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:27 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Diastolic & Systolic Blood Pressure
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Diastolic & Systolic Blood Pressure

... 11 textbook, it says that: "The diastolic blood pressure is the pressure to which blood vessels are exposed the majority of the time. The systolic blood pressure, on the other hand, is exerted on blood ...

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by vertciel
Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:13 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Diastolic & Systolic Blood Pressure
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Re: Heart pressure

When blood pressure is recorded , how do you work out the systolic pressure, dystolic pressure , pulse pressure and mean artery pressure. ...

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by Revenged
Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:24 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Heart pressure
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Heart pressure

... come than the answer is 92 the force exert by blood on the wall of vessel that occupies 1 milli ... 92 N per milli meter of blood vessel during systolic period : Nope. The pressure is given in units of pressure and are not a force. ...

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by canalon
Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:34 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Heart pressure
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