How to Use blood pressure in a Sentence
blood pressure
noun- The doctor says he has high blood pressure.
- These drugs help lower blood pressure.
- She has a blood pressure of 120.
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This causes a roller coaster ride with blood pressure and breathing rate.
— Sam Joseph, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024 -
To do this, blood vessels constrict, and heart rate and blood pressure leap higher.
— Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2022 -
High blood pressure, age and a history of vascular events are all big risk factors for a stroke, Freeman said.
— Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 17 May 2022 -
After being placed in a car to Rikers Island, Weinstein was seized by chest pains; his blood pressure shot up.
— Ken Auletta, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 -
Rigorous control of blood pressure — a major risk factor for progression of kidney disease — can be difficult to achieve in those who have the variants.
— New York Times, 17 May 2022 -
The four-hour fair that kicked off at 7:30 a.m. included a breakfast and health screenings that tested blood chemistry, glucose, body mass index, blood pressure and more.
— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2022 -
Preventable disease rates keep going up, even while behaviors have improved: smoking rates are down, cholesterol and blood pressure are down and physical activity is up.
— David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2022 -
Normally the protein helps to regulate things such as blood pressure and inflammation by allowing specific protein fragments into or out of the cell.
— Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 18 May 2022 -
Manka said Goodman underwent an initial assessment to make sure that his breathing, blood pressure and circulation were stable.
— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 May 2022 -
Obesity drives blood pressure higher and impacts atherosclerosis resulting in heart attacks, strokes and heart failure.
— John Lamattina, Forbes, 16 May 2022 -
Complications such as preeclampsia, a spike in blood pressure that can lead to premature births, can also be avoided by prescribing low doses of aspirin to people at high risk, Tabales says.
— Kristal Dixon, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024 -
One group hypothesizes that the sensation happens after decreasing blood pressure and muscle tissue relaxation causes your brain to misfire and briefly enter a panic mode.
— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024 -
The midwife was not taking the blood pressure of the patient.
— New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023 -
This makes blood thicker and raises blood pressure, boosting the risk of clots in the brain.
— Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023 -
Its use as a blood pressure medicine was approved in 1960.
— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024 -
My visit starts, as usual, with the heart rate and blood pressure check.
— Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023 -
This device is like a blood pressure cuff that goes around your legs.
— Samantha Lauriello, Health, 26 May 2024 -
The sleep disorder can raise your blood pressure and put a tremendous strain on the heart and body.
— Julia Sullivan, SELF, 8 May 2024 -
The stress has taken a toll on Mace's health with her blood pressure jumping up and down.
— Rebecca Santana, ajc, 13 Nov. 2022 -
Checking your blood pressure is like checking the oil in your car.
— John Kelly, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023 -
Your blood pressure will also fall and your heart rate can go up.
— CBS News, 13 July 2022 -
Even five liters of IV fluid had not moved her blood pressure out of the danger zone.
— Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2024 -
This, in turn, can lower your blood pressure, which is good for long-term heart health.
— Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022 -
Report back to me on what their blood pressures and vitals are.
— Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024 -
Her blood pressure was so high the nurse thought the monitor was broken.
— Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 20 Sep. 2024 -
The doctor took her blood pressure and prescribed some pills.
— Lyudmila Ulitskaya, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023 -
His blood pressure is back to normal, and his waist has shrunk four inches.
— New York Times, 18 June 2022
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