HYPER TENSION - BLOOD PRESSURE (BP) WHAT IS HYPER TENSION (HT) IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS BLOOD PRESSURE (BP). BLOOD PRESSURE REFERS TO THE FORCE OF BLOOD AGAINST THE BLOOD VESSEL WALLS. THE MAXIMUM PRESSURE IN ARTERIES IS TERMED AS SYSTOLIC BP AND MINIMUM PRESSURE AS DIASTOLIC BP. THE NORMAL VALUE OF BP KEEP CHANGING PERIODCIALLY. THE NORMAL BP SHOULD BE 120 / 80. BP RANGING 120 – 139 (SYSTOLIC) AND 80 – 89 (DIALOSTOLIC) IS PRE – HYPERTENSION. A PERSON IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE HYPERTENSION IF HIS / HER BP CONSTANTLY STAYS HIGHER THAN NORMAL (140 / 90). THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF HYPERTENSIONS. 1. ESSENTIAL (PRIMARY) HT (95% CASES) DOES NOT HAVE ANY CAUSE IDENTIFIED AND IS MULTI-FACTORIAL...
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