2006-08-18 11:35:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
There aren't usually any outward signs that you have high blood pressure.
You have to have it checked regularly to really know. Most of the large chains of drugstores will have a free machine to use, right next to the pharmacy. Some of these stores also have free screenings periodically, for the public.
Anyone who waits for signs of high blood pressure often finds out that the sign is diabetes, a heart attack or a stroke. By then it's too late.
2006-08-18 12:03:32 · answer #1 · answered by Vince M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Normal ranges for blood pressure in adult humans are:
Systolic between 90 and 135 mm Hg (or 90 and 135 Torr, 12 to 18 kPa)
Diastolic between 50 and 90 mm Hg (or 50 and 90 Torr, 7 to 12 kPa)
In children the observed normal ranges are lower; in the elderly, they are often higher, largely because of reduced flexibility of the arteries. Clinical trials demonstrate that people who maintain blood pressures at the low end of these pressure ranges have much better long term cardiovascular health and are considered optimal. The principal medical debate is the aggressiveness and relative value of methods used to lower pressures into this range for those who don't maintain such pressure on their own. Elevations, more commonly seen in older people, though often considered normal, are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The clear trend from double blind clinical trials (for the better strategies and agents) has increasingly been that lower BP is found to result in less disease.
You can have your blood pressure taken at your doctor's, at a clinic, on machines available at most pharmacies, or purchase an at home machine.
2006-08-18 11:42:28 · answer #2 · answered by williegod 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have your blood pressure checked. I think the current guidelines are that anything under 135/70 are decent.
2006-08-18 11:39:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to Walmart, they have a Blood pressure machine in the pharmacy dept
2006-08-18 11:39:57 · answer #4 · answered by Spaceman spiff 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alot of drug stores (CVS , Rite-aid, etc.) have blood pressure machines that you can check your own blood pressure right in the drug store.
2006-08-18 11:53:48 · answer #5 · answered by yvonne p 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with going to Walmart but you can also go by any health office and they can take it for you and not charge you anything. If it is high, they will suggest that you see your doctor.
2006-08-18 11:41:31 · answer #6 · answered by S B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Type in American Heart Association in yahoo. It will bring you to the site
2006-08-18 11:41:24 · answer #7 · answered by Snuffy Smith 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yahoo health
2006-08-18 11:42:29 · answer #8 · answered by soso 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋