Blood pressure categories for adults 65+ Systolic mm Hg Diastolic mm Hg High blood pressure stage 1 (severe) 130-139 80-89 High blood pressure stage 2 (more severe) 140 or higher 90 or higher High ...

Consult your healthcare provider if your blood pressure readings consistently fall in the elevated or hypertension stage 1 or 2 categories ... Use a blood pressure chart to interpret your blood ...

A new study from the University of Missouri shows that the way blood pressure information is presented to doctors can have a ...

A common approach is to obtain 3 assessments from different days to more reliably measure blood pressure. * Readings for Children with BP exceeding 120/80 mm Hg may indicate Stage 1 or Stage 2 ...

One night back in May, I went to sleep with perfectly normal blood pressure, an unremarkable 120/80. The next day, I woke up in a blood pressure danger zone. What happened? My blood pressure didn ...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a graph worth? For doctors trying to determine whether a patient's blood pressure is within normal range, the answer may depend on the type of graph ...

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel redefined the definition of a pressure ulcer and the stages of pressure ulcers in 2007, including the original 4 stages and adding 2 stages on deep tissue ...

Why monitor blood pressure (BP)? Hypertension (high blood pressure) is an important health issue in children, because of its association with obesity. High blood pressure is considered a risk factor ...