Question

What are main causes of blood pressure ?

Answer 1

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Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by circulating blood on the wall of arteries. The normal blood pressure is 120/80 mm Hg. The range varies according to the age.
Blood pressure is measured by sphygnomanometer.

Disease related to blood pressure are:
1) Hypertension: When the blood pressure gets high in the arteries and increase than normal levels. When blood pressure increases than 140/90 mm Hg it is considered as hypertension. High blood pressure increases chances of heart disease.
2) Hypotension: When blood pressure gets lower than 90/60 mm Hg. It can sometimes lead to life threatening conditions like shock.

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