Blood Pressure??

Question

How do you read the blood pressure thing at CVS pharmacy?
I mean it took the something blood pressure and the diabolic blood pressure which nubmer is over which number For example 108 over 135 ??

Answer 1

Blood pressure is always given as these two numbers, the systolic and diastolic pressures. Both are important. Usually they are written one above or before the other, such as 120/80 mmHg. The top number is the systolic and the bottom the diastolic. When the two measurements are written down, the systolic pressure is the first or top number, and the diastolic pressure is the second or bottom number (for example, 120/80). If your blood pressure is 120/80, you say that it is "120 over 80."

Blood pressure changes during the day. It is lowest as you sleep and rises when you get up. It also can rise when you are excited, nervous, or active.

Still, for most of your waking hours, your blood pressure stays pretty much the same when you are sitting or standing still. That level should be lower than 120/80. When the level stays high, 140/90 or higher, you have high blood pressure. With high blood pressure, the heart works harder, your arteries take a beating, and your chances of a stroke, heart attack, and kidney problems are greater.

Answer 2

The numbers stand for SYSTOLIC and DIASTOLIC.
The Systolic is the amount of pressure you heart is producing to pump the blood through your system. The Diastolic is the pressure between beats or the resting pressure.

Too high of a pressure and you will literally blow a vain, usually in your brain causing a stroke. Too low and you will not get blood and oxygen circulated through the whole body. Either way and you can die if it is not brought under control.

Answer 3

no high number first if those are your numbers you need to go to the er right away