This 3D medical animation describes how a healthcare professional can measure your blood pressure to find out if you have high blood pressure. The animation also explains what the numbers in your blood pressure mean.
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2.7 -> a health care professional can measure
4.92 -> your blood pressure to find out if you
7.2 -> have high blood pressure this video will
10.32 -> help you understand what the numbers in
12.21 -> your blood pressure mean
14.87 -> your blood pressure can be measured with
17.33 -> a blood pressure cuff called a
19.13 -> sphygmomanometer
23.66 -> when your heart beats the pressure of
26.09 -> blood on the walls of your arteries is
28.189 -> called systolic pressure
31.14 -> when your heart relaxes between beats
33.63 -> pressure on the artery wall is called
35.88 -> diastolic pressure
40.53 -> your blood pressure may change
42.33 -> throughout the day however it should
44.67 -> normally be less than 124 systolic
47.4 -> pressure and four diastolic pressure it
50.13 -> should normally be less than 80
54.64 -> if your systolic pressure frequently
57.04 -> stays above 140 or your diastolic
59.59 -> pressure frequently stays above 90 you
62.53 -> have high blood pressure
66.409 -> your specific goals may vary depending
69.049 -> on your health situation ask your doctor
