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systolic blood pressure → ::- the upper number in the fraction that measures blood pressure, indicating pressure on the walls of the arteries when the heart contracts diastolic blood pressure → ::- the lower number in the fraction that measures the pressure in your arteries when your hea...

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NBHWC Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
systolic blood pressure


→ ::- the upper number in the fraction that measures blood pressure,

indicating pressure on the walls of the arteries when the heart contracts




diastolic blood pressure


→ ::- the lower number in the fraction that measures the pressure in your

arteries when your heart rests between beats




normal blood pressure


→ ::- 120/80 (systolic/diastolic)




Another term for high blood pressure


→ ::- Hypertension




Range for High Blood pressure


→ ::- 140/90+ or 130/80+




Signs and symptoms of high blood pressure




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→ ::- there are none. must measure blood pressure to find out




Problems of high blood pressure


→ ::- heart attack, heart disease, stroke, kidney disease




Manage high blood pressure


→ ::- -measure on regular basis

-manage diabetes

-take blood pressure meds

-lifestyle changes (150 minutes of exercise/week, not smoking, healthy diet,

healthy weight, manage stress)




How/where measured


→ ::- at doctor/pharmacy with inflatable cuff, or at home with SMBP: self-

measured blood pressure monitoring




Insulin definition


→ ::- food eaten broken down into sugar (glucose) and released into

bloodstream. when blood sugar goes up, pancreas releases insulin.

Insulin acts as a key to let blood sugar into body's cells.




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what is diabetes?


→ ::- when body doesn't make enough insulin or doesn't use insulin well;

leading to too much blood sugar in bloodstream and health problems




type 1 diabetes


→ ::- caused by autoimmune reaction, that stops body from making

insulin. can't be prevented.




type 2 diabetes


→ ::- -about 1/10 Americans have diabetes, 90-95% are type 2.

-body doesn't use insulin well and hard to keep blood sugar at normal levels.

can be prevented or delayed with lifestyle changes




who is at risk for diabetes?


→ ::- -type 1: family members, age (child, teen, young adult)

-type 2: prediabetes, overwheight, 45+, relative, physically active less than

3x/week, gestational diabetes or baby 9lbs+, POC

-gestational: similar and age 25+, previous gestational diabetes, PCOS




Diabetes Symptoms




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