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Question, since you seem to know a lot about this: is high blood pressure meant to be a description of a persistent condition (I.e. took a reading at 5, 10, 20
by voisin 3y ago
Question, since you seem to know a lot about this: is high blood pressure meant to be a description of a persistent condition (I.e. took a reading at 5, 10, 20 minute intervals at rest and stayed elevated) or is it meant to be a description of something else (after standing up, or after walking, etc etc)?
- claytongulick 3y agoGenerally, it's referring to a chronic condition, meaning that your blood pressure is elevated as a trend over time. Everyone goes through huge peaks and troughs with BP - at the gym, sleeping, etc... will have massive changes in BP. There are certain conditions where "instant" BP can become a problem, both high and low. Orthostatic hypotension, for example, is a condition where you can get dizzy or black out from changing position too quickly. There's also a condition known as labile hypertension that can cause random high spikes in BP.