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.
  • This may lead to septic shock, when blood pressure takes a dangerous drop.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 22 Oct. 2022
  • High blood pressure can also arise because of poor kidney function.
    Markham Heid, Time, 27 Oct. 2022
  • But most people will need to take medications to ensure their blood pressure remains at safe levels.
    Markham Heid, Time, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Chen said Fetterman's physical exam was normal, as was his blood pressure and heart rate.
    Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Many common foods and medications — from antacids to blood pressure and cold medicines — can prompt erroneous results.
    Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Giraffes somehow have evolved the ability to not develop this form of heart failure, even though their blood pressures are so much higher than ours.
    Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
  • One woman told Undark that her blood pressure rises when the mosquitoes get really dense.
    Monika Mondal, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2022
  • High blood pressure and high cholesterol can back up your arteries and cause various cardiovascular health problems.
    Dallas News, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Lower blood pressure today can prevent a stroke tomorrow, and the same should apply for homelessness, researchers suggest.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022
  • At each position, your heart rate, blood pressure and potentially your blood oxygen and exhaled carbon dioxide levels get measured.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • The doctor took her blood pressure and prescribed some pills.
    Lyudmila Ulitskaya, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • After work Jerry would go over to her house to take her blood pressure, hold her hand, and just talk.
    Sabrina Souza, CNN, 19 July 2023
  • Kelsey noted that Miller tried to remove a blood pressure cuff.
    Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • With this gift, your 3-year-old girl can pretend to fill out your patient file and take your blood pressure.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Yet regardless of race, the risk of having a stroke at a younger age increased as blood pressure rose.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Keep your cholesterol and blood pressure levels in check.
    Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 26 July 2023
  • Doctors have said her iron levels are low and her blood pressure is high.
    Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024

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