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blood pressure ?
graememk - 8/11/08 at 02:30 PM

132 - 82

resting heart 68

is that good or bad for a 6'1" 32 year old fat bloke ?

nurse didnt say it was good or bad, i just asked what it was like i knew what i was going on about.

[Edited on 8/11/08 by graememk]

ernie - 8/11/08 at 02:41 PM

bloody good, having taken tabs for 4 years(after having Ards medical) anything below 140/95 is good. mine varies from 130/80 to 148/96 depending what I've been doing before test, like a brisk walk to docs.

RK - 8/11/08 at 02:48 PM

You know you're old when you start talking about health issues more often. You are too young for that.

Any of those questions should be asked of your own GP or your local health unit/clinic.

graememk - 8/11/08 at 03:00 PM

i dont even understand what it means ?

philw - 8/11/08 at 03:26 PM

quote:
Originally posted by graememk
i dont even understand what it means ?


One is on the way out, the other is on the way back, from the heart that is.

locoboy - 8/11/08 at 04:01 PM

google systolic and diastolic (sp) and you will get the drift.

lotustwincam - 8/11/08 at 04:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by philw
quote:
Originally posted by graememk
i dont even understand what it means ?


One is on the way out, the other is on the way back, from the heart that is.


No they aren't.

Basically the diastolic pressure (lower number) is the static pressure in the system, and the systolic pressure (higher number) is the pressure as your heart is pumping.

A single reading won't tell you very much, as your BP can change by the minute. Average would normally be around 120/80

I will qualify the above by saying that I am not a doctor, so you should seek qualified medical advice. (My only qualification is that I used to repair automatic blood pressure machines.)

piddy - 8/11/08 at 04:18 PM

120/70 rested pulse of 60 tested yesterday and I'm 45.
Didn't the doctor/nurse say thats ok?

philw - 8/11/08 at 04:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by lotustwincam
quote:
Originally posted by philw
quote:
Originally posted by graememk
i dont even understand what it means ?


One is on the way out, the other is on the way back, from the heart that is.


No they aren't.

Basically the diastolic pressure (lower number) is the static pressure in the system, and the systolic pressure (higher number) is the pressure as your heart is pumping.

A single reading won't tell you very much, as your BP can change by the minute. Average would normally be around 120/80

I will qualify the above by saying that I am not a doctor, so you should seek qualified medical advice. (My only qualification is that I used to repair automatic blood pressure machines.)



Actually there is technically no static pressure in the system unlesss you are having a myocardial infarction (heart attack) therefore the easiest way to explain systolic and diastolic readings are to say in and out or contraction and release.
(my mrs has been suffering from severe hypertension for 3 years and is still having readings of 190/115 on a veritable cocktail of ace inhibitors and beta blockers)

slimtater - 8/11/08 at 04:41 PM




Actually there is technically no static pressure in the system unlesss you are having a myocardial infarction (heart attack) therefore the easiest way to explain systolic and diastolic readings are to say in and out or contraction and release.
(my mrs has been suffering from severe hypertension for 3 years and is still having readings of 190/115 on a veritable cocktail of ace inhibitors and beta blockers)


Incorrect again - and I am medically trained.
It may be better to answer the original question without getting bogged down by technical jargon, so:

As a one off reading, that is fine for your age. If a diagnosis of abnormal BP is to be made, a practitioner would take a series of BP tests over time.

thunderace - 8/11/08 at 04:47 PM

thats not good im 40 and im around 55 bpm rested .
as for blood presure mine good cut my knuckle on a brake disc and could shoot it just under 10ft.

David Jenkins - 8/11/08 at 04:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by slimtater
Incorrect again - and I am medically trained.


And, if I remember correctly, philw is a GP...

slimtater - 8/11/08 at 04:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
quote:
Originally posted by slimtater
Incorrect again - and I am medically trained.


And, if I remember correctly, philw is a GP...


Then perhaps he should know better than start referring to heart attacks and technical jargon on a post where someone simply asks "does this sound ok for my age?" (and on a car building forum at that)

David Jenkins - 8/11/08 at 05:02 PM

oooOOOooo! Touchy!

Perhaps this OFFICIAL and PRACTICAL advice might be useful to answer the original query...

NHS

[Edited on 8/11/08 by David Jenkins]

slimtater - 8/11/08 at 05:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
oooOOOooo! Touchy!


Not at all. Just somebody who as a profession ensures that patients/public receive appropriate advice and treatment, but don't think a car forum is the appropriate place for posting about anatomy and physiology.
But I am new and you aren't so I should imagine your views are different.

philw - 8/11/08 at 05:20 PM

quote:
Originally posted by slimtater
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
oooOOOooo! Touchy!


Not at all. Just somebody who as a profession ensures that patients/public receive appropriate advice and treatment, but don't think a car forum is the appropriate place for posting about anatomy and physiology.
But I am new and you aren't so I should imagine your views are different.



Surely then, in your view the question shouldn't have been asked on a kit car forum to start with (sorry I am getting into the realms of theology now...)

graememk - 8/11/08 at 05:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by philw
quote:
Originally posted by slimtater
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
oooOOOooo! Touchy!


Not at all. Just somebody who as a profession ensures that patients/public receive appropriate advice and treatment, but don't think a car forum is the appropriate place for posting about anatomy and physiology.
But I am new and you aren't so I should imagine your views are different.



Surely then, in your view the question shouldn't have been asked on a kit car forum to start with (sorry I am getting into the realms of theology now...)


this is not a normal kit car forum though, you can ask anything here......

David Jenkins - 8/11/08 at 05:34 PM

And I don't believe that philw actually offered any medical advice - he merely discussed what the two numbers mean when taking blood pressure.

slimtater - 8/11/08 at 05:40 PM

I will leave it at that then - thread starter is happy, question is answered and we will agree to differ on the debate of what is advice and what is uneccesary.
Cheers.

David Jenkins - 8/11/08 at 06:30 PM

See - that's what happens when you have a 'firm and frank discussion' with a grumpy bugger who's suffering from man-flu!

(And I promise not to ask for a diagnosis... I just hate having a cold... )

...with apologies for for being uppity...

chrsgrain - 8/11/08 at 07:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by graememk

is that good or bad


Good - in general we would only do repeated measures if it was high - as previous stated, a single bad measure can't be used to diagnose hypertension (unless its very high), though in general a single 'good' reading is taken as a diagnosis of normal.

If you really are 'fat' though, it won't stay normal for long!

Chris