High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is, simply, elevated pressure of the blood in the arteries. Hypertension results from two major factors, which can be present independently or together:
* The heart pumps blood with excessive force.
* The body's smaller blood vessels (known as the arterioles) narrow, so that blood flow exerts more pressure against the vessels' walls.
2006-06-15 23:40:53
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answered by Hawk996 6
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Usually an increased blood volume will increase the blood pressure. When a person has very low blood pressure, the doctor may order IV fluids to help raise the pressure.
If a person suffers from high blood pressure, part of his management may be to restrict fluids, or take a diuretic to get rid of excess fluids.
When you exercise, and the heart is pumping faster, the blood pressure usually goes up higher. It will go lower when you sit and rest or go to sleep.
2006-06-15 23:41:07
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answered by Anonymous
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2016-05-18 05:48:36
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes.
Increase in blood flow means the heart works harder. Thus blood pressure increases also.
2006-06-15 23:40:28
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answered by Eros D 2
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yea. more blood flow means more blood has to flow through the arteries at a quicker rate. this puts pressure on the arteries, and causes the innermost elastic tissue to stretch so that the high pressure can be maintained, hence the name hypertension. think of it like filling up a punctured water baloon, as more water goes in, the more it stretches until enough flows out so the baloon relaxes. this is usually counteracted by lowering the heart rate, so blood pressure can return to normal.
however in smaller vessels (i.e. not arteries or atreoles) the pressure is significantly lower, and hardly changes, as there are many more of these vessels for blood to flow through.
2006-06-15 23:43:59
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answered by Anonymous
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No !! My blood pressure meds opens up the smaller blood vain es increasing blood flow but deceasing blood pressure.
2006-06-15 23:42:33
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answered by milldoc 1
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I don't think so, but I got a D in biology. I don't even know if that has to do with biology. I'd think it works like, if your blood flow decreases, it causes more pressure build up. There fore increasing the blood pressure...
2006-06-15 23:37:23
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answered by Anonymous
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Flow(F) = Pressure (P) / Resistance(R) R= P/F Vigra widen (dilate) the small blood vessles so decrease the resistance to the flow of the blood . Based on the above equation, when the R ia less flow increase and presssur decrease.
2016-03-27 05:25:07
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answered by Anonymous
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EVEN AFTER A GOOD WORKOUT THIS HAPPENS BUT AFTER A CLOT HAS BEEN ERASED IT IS FLOW NORM AND NO CHANGE IN BP ASK YOUR DOC ABOUT THIS IN A WAY I FOUND IT OUT
2006-06-15 23:40:55
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answered by waltonwayaugusta 6
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yes
2006-06-15 23:38:02
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answered by m wat i m 2
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