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Risk factors of cardiovascular diseaseRisk Factors-✅ Risk= the probability of an occurrence of some unwanted
event or outcome
Controllable = Risk factors that can be controlled by an individual
Uncontrollable= Risk factors that cannot be controlled by an individual
High Blood Pressure / Hypertension- ✅
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE CAN
DAMAGE THE ENDOTHELIUM TRIGGERING ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
(not controlled)
Measuring Blood pressure- ✅ ○ Blood pressure is the measure of
hydrostatic force of the blood against the walls of the blood vessel(
peripheral resistance = contact between blood and walls of blood vessel
causes friction that impedes the flow of blood)
○ It is measured using a sphygmomanometer in medical practice in
millimetres of mercury mmHG
○ 140 ----> Systolic pressure
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80 ----> Diastolic pressure
○ A healthy person has has systolic pressure of 100-140 mmHg and
diastolic pressure of 60-90 mmHg
Signs of high blood pressure- ✅ Oedema - fluid building up in tissue and
causing swelling
➡ at Arteriole end of capillary blood is under high pressure , fluid & small
molecules is forced out through gaps between cells of capillary walls into
intercellular space forming tissue fluid
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