Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood. The heart pumps blood into the arteries (blood vessels)‚ which carry the blood throughout the body. Blood pressure is one of the vital signs. High blood pressure (hypertension) is a serious condition that can lead to various health problems (coronary heart disease‚ heart failure‚ stroke).It is dangerous because it makes the heart work harder to pump blood to the body and contributes to hardening
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Proeung English 111 Professor Holder Blood Pressure Have you had your blood pressure taken recently? If you see your doctor for your yearly checkup‚ you would notice that the first thing they would do is check your vitals. Taking your blood pressure is one of the first steps when taking your vitals. Blood pressure refers to the force of blood pushing against artery walls as it courses through the body .Although many of you may not think that pressure of the blood system is not such a fascinating concept
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Table 5: Characteristics of human and bovine red blood cells HUMAN MALE HUMAN FEMALE COW WBC COUNT(#of cells/mm^3 of blood) 7000 7250 7450 RBC COUNT(# of cells/mm^3 of blood) 540000 4600000 8000000 HEMATOCRIT (%) 47 42 37 [Hb](g/100ml of blood) 16 14 12 MCV (femtoliters) MCHC(%) 34 33 32 MCH(pinograms) Discussion: 1. RBC count‚ hemotocrit and hemoglobin concentration are higher in males than females. It is because males generally have larger muscle mass and perform more physical
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Analysis of Orthostatic Vital Signs The purpose of this assignment was to measure‚ document and analyse six recordings of orthostatic blood pressure‚ orthostatic pulse and respiratory rate on my lab partner. Orthostatic Hypotension is a condition when there is a drop in systolic pressure of more than 20 mm Hg‚ or orthostatic pulse increases of 20 bpm or more which occurs due to a quick change to a standing position (Jarvis‚ pp. 163). Six recordings were taken over a certain period of time to better
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Biology Task To investigate the effect of some factor affecting pulse rate Aim TO investigate how exercise affects the pulse rate. To do this‚ we took our normal pulse rate and then compared it with the pulse rate after exercise (walking). We kept all other factors constant so as to study the effect of exercise on pulse rate. Introduction Our heart is a muscle. It’s located a little to the left of the middle of our chest‚ and it’s about the size of our fist. There are lots of muscles all over
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Blood Pressure – Making a formal inference We often talk about a person’s “blood pressure” as though it is an inherent characteristic of that person. In fact‚ a person’s blood pressure is different each time you measure it. Blood pressure reacts to stress‚ diet and genetics. Gender | BP | BP1 | BP2 | BP3 | BP5 | BP7 | BP10 | BP15 | diet | female | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | LowFat | female | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | LowFat | male
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account of blood pressure testing during a clinical simulative skill session The clinical skill that I have decided to reflect on in this essay is the manual blood pressure test that I have performed on one of my colleague during a simulative clinical skills session. The aim of this essay is to reflect on this experience‚ so as to learn from it‚ identify areas of concern and increase competence in this skill accordingly. To start the essay it is the custom to at least give a definition of blood pressure
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WATCH YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE Introduction: Hey guys so I’m here to talk about how to Dance.... I’m just kidding; you guys just get so nervous that it feels like your just going to throw up? Well that is your blood just going through your veins like a bullet train. [Attention Getter]How many of you know what blood pressure is? It is the pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries. How many of you know on how high or low blood pressure really is? I mean most of us are nervous giving
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purpose of this lab was to find my and my fellow classmates resting heart rate and record it. There were seven people in the class and we all participated in this study. There are four places to check heart rate and they are in your wrist‚ the inside of your elbow‚ the side of your neck‚ or the top of your foot. Everyone used the wrist or their radial artery. We used our middle and index fingers to gently feel for the radial artery in each others pulse. I then counted the pulse for 10 seconds
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Factors Affecting Heart Rate‚ Respiratory Rate‚ and Blood Pressure By Ann-Geyn PanganFor Michele MacKenieInvestigative Team:Biology 0993Nejat MuradOctober 14‚ 2014Jenn SakelariouIntroduction In class we studied circulatory system‚ especially the heart that plays a large part in human. We learned and analyzed its part and function in the body. The purpose of this experiment is to compare the readings of how the heart rate‚ respiratory rate and blood pressure respond to increasing levels of physical
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