Question

Anil was walking in the park when he saw the man next to him collapse suddenly. He rushed
him to the hospital where the doctor checked him and told him that he collapsed due to low
blood pressure.
(a) What is blood pressure and how is it measured?
(b)What is normal systolic and diastolic pressure?
(c)What values are shown by Anil?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Blood pressure (BP) is the lateral pressure that is exerted by a flowing column of blood on the walls of the blood vessel containing it.

Measured using a sphygmomanometer.

b) Normal systolic = 120 mmHg.

Normal diastolic = 80 mmHg.

c) Question unclear.