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The mechanisms which control the blood pressure within normal limits and how drugs can be used to correct abnormalities of these mechanisms.
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... The mechanisms which control the blood pressure within normal limits and how drugs can be used to correct abnormalities of these mechanisms. Blood pressure is a measure of how hard the blood presses against the artery walls. When blood pressure is recorded, it is recorded as two numbers. The high number provides the systolic pressure and the low number provides the diastolic pressure. The systolic pressure correspond to the pressure of the arteries when the ventricles contracts. The diastolic pressure corresponds to the pressures when the arteries are at rest (after the left ventricular contraction and while the heart chambers are being refilled with blood). The Blood pressure is measured using a sphygmomanometer. There is no such thing as average (or normal) blood pressure as blood pressure differs between individuals depending on many factors. Some of the factors are: 1) age 2) Ethnicity 3) sex 4) Family history etc. There
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