How high of blood pressure is this?
Forever_Lost asked:
I found out today that grandma has really high blood pressure.
168/70
what’s normal?
how serious is it and what could happen to her if she doesn’t lower it soon?
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I found out today that grandma has really high blood pressure.
168/70
what’s normal?
how serious is it and what could happen to her if she doesn’t lower it soon?
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July 10th, 2009 at 1:53 am
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Um actually that seems normal
July 13th, 2009 at 1:52 am
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The top number should not be that high, but depends on your age, weight, etc. Call and ask your doc if you should come in for a checkup.
July 14th, 2009 at 3:57 am
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normal blood pressure is about 115/75 or 120/80 depending on how you ask. High blood pressure causes all sorts of problems because it causes stress on the blood vessels and the heart
July 15th, 2009 at 8:01 am
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The term for high blood pressure is hypertension and it sounds like your gramma has something called isolated systolic hypertension. Her systolic number is high(the top number),but her diastolic(bottom number) is still in the normal range.
The normal range is below 140 systolic.If she doesn’t get help lowering her blood pressure,she has an increased risk for stroke,heart disease,kidney disease and dementia.I’m sure her doctor’s will be looking after her well though,the right medication will help lower her blood pressure and she will be fine
July 18th, 2009 at 2:30 am
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The top number is high, the bottom number is normal. It doesn’t seem high enough to be an immediate threat, and I think that the bottom number is more important. I’m assuming that she is being treated by a doctor who put her on medication, which should be able to control it.