Blood Pressure

Question 1

Medical term for low blood pressure

Answer 1

Hypotension

Question 2

Medical term for high blood pressure

Answer 2

Hypertension

Question 3

Low blood pressure

Answer 3

90/60 mmHg or below

Question 4

High blood pressure

Answer 4

140/90 or more

Question 5

Normal blood pressure

Answer 5

120/80 mmHg

Question 6

Define pre-hypertension

Answer 6

A person with blood pressure around 130/85 or higher are at a higher risk of high blood pressure and the risks that come with it

Question 7

Causes of hypotension

Answer 7

1. High fitness levels

2. Wrong medication dosages

Question 8

Causes of hypertension

Answer 8

1. Obesity/overweight
2. Lack of exercise
3. Too much salt/bad diet
4. Age (0ver 65)

Question 9

Risks of hypertension

Answer 9

• Increased risk of damage to blood vessels
• Therefore, increased risk of atheromas & atherosclerosis
• Increased risk of heart disease, heart attacks or stroke (etc)

Question 10

Systolic pressure

Answer 10

The force at which the heart pumps blood around the body

Question 11

Diastolic blood pressure

Answer 11

The resistance to blood flow in the blood vessels

Question 12

Medicines used to treat hypertension

Answer 12

1. Diuretics

2. Beta-blockers

Question 13

Function of diuretics

Answer 13

• reduce volume of fluid in blood vessels

- therefore lowers blood pressure

Question 14

Function of beta-blockers

Answer 14

• inhibit adrenaline hormone

- therefore, heart beats slower and with less force so blood pressure decreases

Question 15

Action taken if someone’s blood pressure is high

Answer 15

1. Retake reading after 10 minutes of complete rest or the next day
2. If still high, tell them potential risks of high BP…??
3. Suggest for them to change diet/exercise regime
4. Refer to GP