The testing of my blood pressure was administered today by a grad student here on the UNCG campus. My blood pressure was tested at 126/75 mm H. I had this preformed within a grad students’ apartment in Greensboro. Instruments that were used in the measurement of my blood pressure were both a stethoscope and a sphygmomanometer.
For the administration, the grad student first wrapped the sphygmomanometer around my upper arm and placed the stethoscope right below it in order to hear my heartbeat. She then pumped up the sphygmomanometer until the compression of it caused her to not be able to hear my heartbeat. She then released the compressed air slowly and watched the gauge as it began falling slowly. When hearing the first heart beat, she recorded this as the top number, and for the last heartbeat heard through the stethoscope became the bottom number. The results in which I received from this administration were in fact very good, and to my expectations. I was told that I should have no health concerns unless the upper number becomes higher than 140 or the bottom number becomes higher than 90-100.
Although I was told I should have no health concerns, I am still going to take precautions and watch the amount of calories, fats, and salts I consume. All these substances could result in the raising of your blood pressure, and can lead to CVD. I also plan on taking more vitamins, as well as, increasing my physical activities to working out at least 3 times a week. The reason for this is that I feel that my diet would not be considered a balanced diet, and the vitamins and exercise could help the balance of that..
The Essay on Blood Pressure & Pulse during exercise
Introduction: The blood pressure of a person is the force exerted by the blood on the walls of the arteries per unit area. The blood pressure unit is mmHg. The blood pressure of an individual is expressed in two ways, the systolic (due to the contraction of the ventricle) and diastolic, (due to the relaxation of the ventricle). The normal blood pressure of an individual is 120/80 (systolic / ...
