Went to see a doctor the other day, and I just can’t remember what blood pressure readings the doctor told me, was it 180/20 or 120/80 because I’m not well versed with blood pressure readings.
I went home and told my mom, doctor said my pressure was 180/20 and it’s normal, my mom was jumping up and down saying that’s so high… so I thought I’d better “brush up” my blood pressure knowledge.
Here’s something I got from the internet:
Blood pressures are now categorized as normal, prehypertension, hypertension stage 1, or hypertension stage 2. The categories are defined in this table:
| Category | Systolic BP (mm Hg) | Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | |
| Normal | below 120 | and | below 80 |
| Prehypertension | 120 - 139 | or | 80 - 89 |
| Hypertension Stage 1 | 140 -159 | or | 90 - 99 |
| Hypertension Stage 2 | 160 and above | or | 100 and above |
Maybe I should get my blood pressure another test…
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