What is the "normal" BP and pulse rate for a 47yo under stressful conditions?
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I'm looking for a guideline figure here - IF such a thing exsists.
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the ideal BP is 120/80. it can be altered by many different things. for example. someone is great shape may have a lower BP than someone who is not. woman generally have a lower BP then men due.
the blood pressure's reading measure your hearts performance. the bottom number (80) in 120 /80, is the amount of pressure your heart needs to exert to circulate blood throughout the body. so 40 over (120) the amount needed (80) is a stable amount. so you see by having a blood pressure that is too high like 162/100 or even higher in some case for both numbers, the heart is under a greatdeal of pressure and the ventricals will start to enlarge to make room for this exstensive pressure causing chronic damage to the heart.
so to more less answer your question, 120/80 is an ideal adult bp. anything high could be a precurser to a chronic problem such as blockages and such. a lower pressure is idea but too low. exercise as simple as walking can greatly improve the blood pressure because it allows for for distal veins to open and blood pressure to drop in a more healthy way than your heart exspanding to hold more blood volume.
the second part to your question about the pulse. a "normal heart rate" for an adult is 60-100 bpm. depending on how good of shape you are in the pulse could be generally lower. and if you are not in shape, your heart rate will be faster. in a combat, or stressful situation, your body releases norepinephrine into the system as an adrenaline responce which will rasie the heart rate.
so depending on the situation you are assessing your BP and pulse rate, the norms could vary. if you are sitting watching tv, get up and walk up a couple steps and you are breathing heavy and your heart is pounding in your chest, then this is bad, you are out of shape or if you are in good shape and this happens; see a doctor. a resting heart rate and blood pressure should be within normal limits. take it sitting down in both arms, and do the same standing. monitor and see what your weekly findings are. keeping in mine coffee and tobacco product provide false negatives.
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Not sure about pulse rate, but normal BP is about 120/80.
Normal Bp is variable depending on age, weight, sex and how active you are.
the systolic (top number) should be 120-145mmhg
The diastolic ( bottom number) should be 70-85mmhg
Stress could make it go up to 150/90 but any higher than this is too high!! And you would need to address the stress to help it return to normal!!
bp - 120/80
pulse - 60 -80 bmp (at rest)
Normal bp is 120/80 pulse "should" be between 60-80 but 50 is common with very fit people. I generally find that stressful situations will raise the systolic (first figure) and usually by about 10-20 - although this is very individual and difficult to to give a "normal". Over the age of 40 your systolic figure will go up anyway so I would expect someone of the age of 50 to have a bp of about 130/80. The diastolic figure should never really go above 90 and over 95 should seek medical advice.
Hope that answers your question.
According to a large multicenter study that took 25 years to complete (UKPDS), a safe BP for an adult is under 135/85 if you are not diabetic. Safe means that anythign over one or both of these numbers will increase your chances of dying due to elevated BP.
Pulse rate generally under 100 is OK, it vareis treemdously according to activity, stress, genetics, hormonal levels etc. But unless you have a preexisting cardiac condition, high pulse rate itself is not usually treated.
As for stress influencing BP- if you live under stressful conditions more or less all the time, it doesnt matter what raises your BP - if it is elevated twice out of 3 reading over 140/95, you should get treated.
Hi,you should ask your doctor or the nurse.
normal? under stress? norm is approx 120/70 anything upto 140/80 is acceptable. Anything higher then see your GP.
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