If you check you pulse how many beats a minute.?

Question

Just wondering how many beats there should be per minute and does the affect blood pressure thanks

Answer 1

Resting pulse rate in a healthy individual varies with age. It is much faster in the new born, around 120. It gradually slows to run around 70 + or - 10 or so in adulthood. It slows during the night and can be as low as 40. It can also be around 40 in very fit individuals with very efficient hearts. Maximum rate on strenuous exertion is often given as 220 - age.

Many disease conditions can alter it including infections with fever which tend to speed it up. Even without specific disease as we age if we allow ourselves to be unfit the heart works less efficiently and the rate will creep up.

The pulse rate per say does not alter the blood pressure.

Answer 2

Normal pulse for an adult after 5 minutes of rest is 60 to 100. For a pulse to be at 120 is high if it is truly resting. Patients have been prescribed medications to lower their resting pulse back into the correct rate in the past. Heart rates between 100 and 120 are sort of a borderline rate which can be easily tolerated, but usually indicate something is not quite right. Anything greater then 120 resting is considered a pathological pulse rate and should be treated as a possible cardiac pathology. Most of these cases are idiopathic which means without obvious cause, but it might be detected as adjunctive pathways in the heart's conduction system, or some sort of sick sinus syndrome etc. Medications such as over the counter cold meds can cause temporary increases in pulse rates. Another thing to consider is fever which can temporarily bring heart rates above the 120 range as well. Some psych medicines can cause this as well, and should be addressed particularly if you have had some dizzy spells recently too. Check your pulse rate after 3 minutes of laying down, then stand up for 3 more minutes and recount your pulse. Increased changes of more then 10 beats could mean you are dehydrated. A 20 rate change may need to be supplimented with IV fluids. As you can see this is a whole can of worms. You could go for years like that untreated, but eventually it would hurt you and may even enlarge your heart, Bigger hearts do not beat better. Please realize from this discussion that you should see a doctor and bring up that your pulse may rise to a resting heart rate of 120 so he can try to evaluate your situation in a more direct manner then you are currently being subjected too. Whatever happens, good luck...

Answer 3

Their is no normal pulse and everyone's is different. Your pulse per minute at rest can be in a range from 60 to 90 beats per minute. If it is slower or faster than this it could mean heart trouble. Blood pressure should be around 70-80 MMhg for diastolic and 110-140 systolic

Answer 4

Normal rate is 60-100 bpm. I'm a nurse I check pulse almost everyday. If your heart is beating too fast or slow something could be going on with your heart, which in turn could give you a high or low bloop pressure reading. B/P affected by many things. Diet big factor!!! Pain makes a B/P go up etc...

Answer 5

Generally, blood pressure does not affect your pulse.

A healthy "resting" pulse is about 73.

A healthy "running" pulse is usually about 120.

Hope this helps!

Answer 6

well lately my heart rate is pretty good sometimes once in awhile it acts up like last time i went into the hospital it was 187 bpm and that was low compared to other times it has been as high as 220 but they give me a shot to bring it down..But i have a wrist blood pressure device that takes my blood pressure and my heart rate.and its good.

Answer 7

normal adult heart rate is 60 to 100 beats a minute.

Answer 8

60-100 beats a minute.

Answer 9

blood pressure is different in that it measures your aversge heart rate over the maximum pressur YOUR blood reaches. average heart rate when resting should be 65 roughly

Answer 10

69 funk