I believe the word “Blood Pressure” doesn’t sound strange to you. But, do you know how to check your blood pressure and its implications? In this article, Daily Health Nigeria will show you;

What is blood pressure?
Blood pressure is the pressure of blood against the walls of blood vessel (the artery) that is pumped by the heart to supply other body systems.

It is measured at the brachial artery of either of the two arms (just above the elbow joint) where the pressure correlates with the pressure of blood leaving the heart.

Blood pressure is measured by sphygmomanometer (can be analog or digital) in millimeter of mercury (mmHg).

There are two readings: Systolic and Diastolic pressures. I.e Systolic pressure over Diastolic pressure

Blood pressure is usually taken by health care provider while you are relaxed and not stressed at all.

Values of normal blood pressure
For adult of about 18 years and above, the normal value of blood pressure less or equal to 120/80 mmHg based on the average of two or more properly measured readings.

NOTE: To know your normal value of your blood pressure, your health care provider must have measured it two or more times to get your basic blood pressure value. So, your normal blood pressure value may differs from the standard value.

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