High blood pressure is like many health conditions; each person will be able tolerate different ranges of blood pressure levels and they will have differing effects on each persons body. There are some guidelines that can help the medical community apply a standard approach dependent upon the blood pressure range they fit within. This can […]
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Cardiac Cycle: Pressure and Volume
This video explores the relationship between pressure and volume in the left ventricle during 1 cardiac cycle. It answers the question, how can such a small pump provide all the power needed to push blood through all of the vessels of the body? Oh, what a great question! It gets my heart pumping fast just […]
High Blood Pressure
Blood pressure or hypertension is the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels. Blood pressure is not static and varies from one heartbeat to another throughout the day. The blood pressure is measured by a sphygmomanometer. At home, you can measure your blood pressure by an electronic blood pressure monitor. […]