Reasons for High Blood Pressure
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Caren Jacobs
By Caren Jacobs
Published on December 1st, 2008
A state wherein the flow of blood is more than normal is refereed as
High blood pressure or hypertension. BP or blood pressure is the
condition where the pressure of the blood is normal enough to pump
blood out of heart, so that it can reach different parts of the body
via blood.
Reasons for High Blood Pressure
A state wherein the flow of blood is more than normal is refereed as High blood pressure or hypertension. BP or blood pressure is the condition where the pressure of the blood is normal enough to pump blood out of heart, so that it can reach different parts of the body via blood.
One can calculate blood pressure in two ways:
Remember that both the pressure is calculated in millimeters of mercury or mmHg. When there is an increase in the systolic pressure or diastolic pressure, it is called high blood pressure. When you calculate a person's blood pressure keep in mind the factors like emotional moods, age, gender, weight, height, physical activity, stress and other illness. At times , people become anxious which effects their BP rate. Hence, it's essential to be calm and composed to determine the exact blood pressure. Often, adolescents are provided books to reads to calm them. Normally, we determine blood pressure of a person by wrapping a blood pressure cuff on the arm and placing a stethoscope on the chest.
An infant with 80/45 blood pressure and adolescent with 110/70 are considered to be a normal blood pressure. Various reports also indicate that boys have a higher chance of blood pressure than girls. A person with more than 90% blood pressure of his/her age, gender and height is considered to be suffering from high blood pressure.
There are mainly two forms of Blood pressure:
If the reason for blood pressure is definite then it is termed as primary but, if the reason is linked to some illness then it is called ad secondary.
The main cause for primary blood pressure can be high blood cholesterol levels, smoking, stagnant lifestyle and overweight. Obesity, immobility due to chronic illness, prescription drugs, intense pain due to burns or cancer and illegal drugs are termed as reasons for secondary blood pressure.
One can calculate blood pressure in two ways:
- Systolic Pressure
- Diastolic Pressure
Remember that both the pressure is calculated in millimeters of mercury or mmHg. When there is an increase in the systolic pressure or diastolic pressure, it is called high blood pressure. When you calculate a person's blood pressure keep in mind the factors like emotional moods, age, gender, weight, height, physical activity, stress and other illness. At times , people become anxious which effects their BP rate. Hence, it's essential to be calm and composed to determine the exact blood pressure. Often, adolescents are provided books to reads to calm them. Normally, we determine blood pressure of a person by wrapping a blood pressure cuff on the arm and placing a stethoscope on the chest.
An infant with 80/45 blood pressure and adolescent with 110/70 are considered to be a normal blood pressure. Various reports also indicate that boys have a higher chance of blood pressure than girls. A person with more than 90% blood pressure of his/her age, gender and height is considered to be suffering from high blood pressure.
There are mainly two forms of Blood pressure:
- primary
- secondary
If the reason for blood pressure is definite then it is termed as primary but, if the reason is linked to some illness then it is called ad secondary.
The main cause for primary blood pressure can be high blood cholesterol levels, smoking, stagnant lifestyle and overweight. Obesity, immobility due to chronic illness, prescription drugs, intense pain due to burns or cancer and illegal drugs are termed as reasons for secondary blood pressure.