a systolic bp value is the pressure when the ventricles are contracting.
a systolic bp value is the pressure when the ventricles are contracting.
a systolic bp value is the pressure when?
the ventricles are contracting
for each heartbeat, blood pressure varies between systolic and diastolic pressures. systolic pressure is peak pressure in the arteries, which occurs near the end of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles are contracting. diastolic pressure is minimum pressure in the arteries, which occurs near the beginning of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles are filled with blood. an example of normal measured values for a resting, healthy adult human is 120 mmhg systolic and 80 mmhg diastolic (written as 120/80 mmhg, and spoken as "one-twenty over eighty").
blood pressure measurement
septic shock is diagnosed if there is low blood pressure (bp) that does not respond to treatment. this means that intravenous fluid administration alone is not enough to maintain a patient's bp. diagnosis of septic shock is made when systolic blood pressure is less than 90mm hg, a mean arterial pressure (map) is less than 70 mm hg, or a systolic bp decreases 40 mm hg or more without other causes for low bp.









































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