Although it isn’t really common, teenagers can also suffer from hypertension. Most often teens develop the disease because they are overweight. But it can also occur in teens for other reasons, like smoking or sedentary life. Additionally, teens can have underlying medical problems that are the cause of such abnormal readings. What is considered “normal” […]
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Essential Nutrients for a Healthy Body
It is very normal for people to think that height is somehow hereditary. Then they argue that if one has tall and strong bodied parents, the child should automatically take after them and grow into a big and strong person. Nobody ever thinks that the whole equation depends on one™s usual diet. There are certain […]
High Blood Pressure In Children
A diagnosis of hypertension is made only when a person has at least three separate readings performed one to several weeks apart. While the condition is most common among adults, children can have high blood pressure too, even as infants. In fact, since the early 2000s there has been an alarming rate of increase among […]
Ultrasonic Scales measure height, weight & blood pressure BP
Here is my new toy to measure patients’ vital statistics. These ultrasonic scales measure height, weight and blood pressure. They can be supplied with a coin box but this was pointless for use in our clinics. We have found them very convenient – quick measurements and patients can measure themselves. My contribution to APCC in […]
High Blood Pressure In Adolescents
High blood pressure, which is also known professionally as hypertension, is a state where the pressure of the blood flowing through your arteries is significantly higher than standard. Most medical professionals will state that the starting point for people more than eighteen years of age is 120/80. However, there are factors that could render those […]