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.
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The midwife was not taking the blood pressure of the patient.
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New York Times,
2 Apr. 2023
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This makes blood thicker and raises blood pressure, boosting the risk of clots in the brain.
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Jake Frederico,
The Arizona Republic,
19 Apr. 2023
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My visit starts, as usual, with the heart rate and blood pressure check.
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Amy Dickinson,
Washington Post,
25 Oct. 2023
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Checking your blood pressure is like checking the oil in your car.
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John Kelly,
Washington Post,
15 Mar. 2023
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The doctor took her blood pressure and prescribed some pills.
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Lyudmila Ulitskaya,
The New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2023
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After work Jerry would go over to her house to take her blood pressure, hold her hand, and just talk.
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Sabrina Souza,
CNN,
19 July 2023
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Yet regardless of race, the risk of having a stroke at a younger age increased as blood pressure rose.
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Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
22 Jan. 2024
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Keep your cholesterol and blood pressure levels in check.
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Alyssa Hui,
Verywell Health,
26 July 2023
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Doctors have said her iron levels are low and her blood pressure is high.
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Hajar Harb,
Washington Post,
21 Jan. 2024
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Heart rate twenty-five, blood pressure eighty over forty.
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Shuang Xuetao,
The New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2023
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Office frustrations raise your blood pressure as the moon and Mars clash.
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USA TODAY,
12 Apr. 2023
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Even just a one-minute light walk every hour reduced blood pressure by five points.
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Keith Diaz,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2023
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Her triglycerides, blood pressure, and blood sugar were high.
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Isabella Cueto,
STAT,
17 July 2023
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The nurse will likely check your weight and blood pressure and ask general questions.
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Adriana Gallardo,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
15 Sep. 2023
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To be safe, the superior tested her heart rate and blood pressure and wasn't happy with the results.
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Angela Andaloro,
Peoplemag,
5 Jan. 2024
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At 86 over 70, his blood pressure was too low for the stabilization center.
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Jenna Portnoy,
Washington Post,
13 Feb. 2024
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NSAIDs raise blood pressure a bit in people with high blood pressure and can even cause kidney failure.
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Dr. Keith Roach,
oregonlive,
16 Aug. 2023
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Aspirin and some blood pressure medicines also may be prescribed.
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Dr. Keith Roach,
oregonlive,
17 July 2023
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Touch can lower blood pressure and stress levels, and boost moods and immune systems.
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Lori Gottlieb,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2024
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And there were no adverse effects on weight, blood pressure, heart rate, or liver function.
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Sonya Collins,
Fortune Well,
4 Nov. 2023
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Controlled breathing can lower blood pressure and heart rate, as well as reduce the stress hormones in your blood.
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Jordyn Bradley,
Fortune Well,
9 Feb. 2024
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So when someone starts yelling or getting wild or violent or things like that, my blood pressure goes way down.
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Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
10 Aug. 2023
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But after the transfusion her blood pressure went back up quickly.
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Rachel Desantis,
Peoplemag,
8 Jan. 2024
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Further down the home screen are panels for blood pressure, body temperature, and SpO2.
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PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2024
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The doctor and nurse attending to her couldn’t find a strong pulse, her blood pressure was extremely low, and required oxygen to breathe.
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Jordyn Bradley,
Fortune Well,
2 Feb. 2024
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Tweaks to your habits can lower blood pressure by at least as much as a single medication, says Dr. Jean.
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Lauren Del Turco,
SELF,
22 Feb. 2024
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It is shown to lower your blood pressure and cholesterol and reduce the risk of heartburn, heart attack, stroke, and other heart problems.
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Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2023
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