1 The top number is called the systolic blood pressure. 2  For most people, this reading is too high if it is 140 or higher. 3  The bottom number is called the diastolic blood pressure. 4  For most people, this reading is too high if it is 90 or higher.
What causes joints to make snapping, popping noises? Q: I am a 20-year-old in okay shape and health, but the joints in my upper and lower back and shoulders are always stiff and snap all the time. Are noisy joints the sign of some problem? A: Snapping and popping of joints is common. The sound you hear is caused by air bubbles in the synovial fluid â the liquid that surrounds and lubricates your joints â and by the snapping of tightly stretched ligaments as they slide off one bony surface onto another.
Abdominal sounds are the noises made by the intestines. Bowel sounds. Abdominal sounds (bowel sounds) are made by the movement of the intestines as they push food through. The intestines are hollow, so bowel sounds echo through the abdomen much like the sounds heard from water pipes. Most bowel sounds are harmless. They simply mean that the gastrointestinal tract is working. A health care provider can check abdominal sounds by listening to the abdomen with a stethoscope (auscultation).