Blood pressure chart

Blood pressure chart

Blood pressure readings fall into four general categories, ranging from normal to stage 2 high blood pressure (hypertension). The level of your blood pressure determines what kind of treatment you may need. To get an accurate blood pressure measurement, your doctor should evaluate your readings based on the average of two or more blood pressure readings at three or more office visits.This blood pressure chart can help you figure out if your blood pressure is at a healthy level or if you'll need to take some steps to improve your numbers.

Here's a look at the four blood pressure categories and what they mean for you. If your readings fall into two different categories, your correct blood pressure category is the higher category. For example, if your blood pressure reading is 125/95 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), you have stage 1 hypertension.

Top number (systolic) in mm Hg	Bottom number (diastolic) in mm Hg	Your category*	What to do †
*Ranges may be lower for children and teenagers. Talk to your child's doctor if you're concerned your child has high blood pressure. †Note: These recommendations address high blood pressure as a single health condition. If you also have heart disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease or certain other conditions, you may need to treat your blood pressure more aggressively.
Below 120	and Below 80	Normal blood pressure	Maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Between 120-139	or Between 80-89	Prehypertension	Maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Between 140-159	or Between 90-99	Stage 1 hypertension	Maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle. If your blood pressure goal isn't reached in about a month, talk to your doctor about taking one or more medications.
160 or higher	or 100 or higher	Stage 2 hypertension	Maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle. Talk to your doctor about taking more than one medication.

If you're a healthy adult younger than age 60, or if you have chronic kidney disease, diabetes or coronary artery disease, your treatment goal is less than 140/90 mm Hg. If you're a healthy adult age 60 or older, your treatment goal is less than 150/90 mm Hg.

If your blood pressure is normal, maintaining or adopting a healthy lifestyle can prevent or delay the onset of high blood pressure or other health problems. If your blood pressure isn't normal, a healthy lifestyle — oftentimes along with medication — can help bring it under control and reduce your risk of life-threatening complications

Skin Cancer Signs

                            

                              Skin Cancer Signs

Skin cancer is by far the most common type of cancer. Nearly all skin cancers can be treated effectively if they are found early, so knowing what to look for is important.

There are many types of skin cancer, each of which can look different on the skin. This picture gallery contains some examples of the more common types of skin cancer, as well as some other non-cancerous types of skin growths. But skin cancers can look different from these examples. This is why it’s important to see a doctor if you have any lumps, bumps, spots, sores, or other marks on your skin that are new or changing, or that worry you for any other reason.

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Basal Cell Carcinoma

Basal cell carcinomas can sometimes be difficult to see, such as this one on the face. They can appear as pale, pink, or red, shiny or pearly bumps.

Myocardial infarction

The Myocardial infarction

People commonly call this condition heart attack, but they may also refer to cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death

An acute myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, is when a blood vessel in the heart suddenly becomes blocked, and the blood stops moving to part of the heart. This part of the heart does not get oxygen so the muscle there begins to die. Blood clotsare the most common cause of heart attacks.

Heart attacks are mostly caused by coronary heart disease. In coronary heart disease a wax-like substance called plaque builds up on the inside walls of arteries within the heart. This is called atherosclerosis. Plaque is made of cholesterol and other cells. The amount of plaque increases slowly and makes the inside of the blood vessel narrower. Less blood can flow through the blood vessel and blood platelets can build up in front of the plaque and make a clot. If the clot breaks free and gets stuck in part of the blood vessel made narrower by the plaque, a heart attack happens. Most coronary heart disease, which causes heart attacks is because of a persons behaviors and lifestyle. This includes eating unhealthy foods, not exercising, smoking cigarettes and drinking too much alcohol.^[source?]

A heart attack is a medical emergency. The first few minutes are very important for keeping the person alive. Some of the damage from the heart attack can be repaired in the first hour. The most common symptom is strong pains in the chest. The pain may also be in the shoulders, belly, and jaw. A heart attack always damages the heart muscle, unlike angina pectoris.

Contents

 

• 1 Symptoms
• 2 Treatment
• 2.1 First aid

Symptoms

Heart attack
(myocardial infarction)
Warning signs in women.

Coronary heart disease: Plaque builds up in blood vessels in the heart making them narrow,
Heart attack: here, a blood clot suddenly gets stuck in one of the narrow blood vessels.

Signs that a person is having a heart attack show over several minutes, and rarely come immediately. Most people having a heart attack have chest pain. Chest pain can be caused byischaemia (a lack of blood and oxygen) of the heart muscle; this is called angina pectoris. Pain can often also be felt in the left arm, and sometimes in the lower jaw, the neck, the right arm, the back, and in parts of the abdomen.

Many women have different symptoms than men. The most common symptoms include shortness of breath, weakness, and feeling tired. Some women feel tired, do not sleep properly, and experience shortness of breath for up to a month before they have a heart attack.

Treatment

The animation shows how plaque buildup or a coronary artery spasm can lead to a heart attack and how blocked blood flow in a coronary artery can lead to a heart attack.

A heart attack is a medical emergency that needs to be taken care of as quickly as possible. The most important thing is to save as muchmyocardium as possible and prevent more complications. As time passes, the risk of damage to the heart muscle increases.

The treatments may have complications. If medics try to get the blood flowing again after only a few hours, the result is reperfusion injuryinstead of amelioration.^[1] Other treatments may also cause complications; the use of antithrombotics for example increases risk ofbleeding.

First aid

When a person starts experiencing symptoms of a heart attack, they should seek emergency assistance as soon as they can. However, the average person waits about three hours before asking for help. Sitting in the right way can help reduce breathing difficulties. A half-sitting position with knees bent is often recommended. The person should also be given more oxygen. Aspirin, which reduces the amount of platelets in the blood, can help prevent more blood clots from forming inside the arteries and the heart.

Best Top 10 New Phone

The Best Top 10 New Phone

 Best new phones 2015: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

A second version of the Samsung Galaxy S6 launched alongside the standard S6 at MWC. It follows the trend set by the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge, but with two curved screen edges rather than one and a marginally higher-capacity battery than is found in the S6. In other respects the specs are in line with the standard S6, but expect to pay a premium for that fancy screen. Learn more about the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge here, which went on sale in the UK on 10 April 2015. Prices start at £760 SIM-free for the 64GB version.

Best new phones 2015: Samsung Galaxy S6 mini

A Samsung Galaxy flagship launch is traditionally followed by several variants, most importantly a compact version, but we've also seen variants that offer, for example, improved cameras or more ruggedised designs. The Samsung Galaxy S6 mini is likely to arrive a few months after the standard Samsung Galaxy S6, perhaps in late July/early August, and will be a more compact version of its bigger brother with a slightly slimmed down spec. We expect to see a 4.7in full-HD screen, a slower-clocked Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, perhaps 2GB of RAM and 16- and 5Mp cameras. You can read our Samsung Galaxy S6 mini predictions here.

Best new phones 2015: Samsung Galaxy S6 Active

Yet another rumoured Samsung  Galaxy S6 variant, the Active should be a rugged version of the Samsung Galaxy S6. It's a credible theory, given that the Samsung Galaxy S6 no longer features waterproofing. Plus, with an S4 Active and S5 Active before it, we could well see an S6 Active, but probably not until the summer. We've rounded up all the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active rumours here.

Best new phones 2015: Samsung Galaxy A7

Samsung has confirmed its Galaxy A7, a gorgeous phablet with a 6.3mm unibody metal chassis, a 5.5in Super AMOLED screen and a 64-bit octa-core processor. The Samsung Galaxy A7 is not yet on sale on the UK, but will come in both single- and dual-SIM variants. Read all about the Samsung Galaxy A7 here.

Best new phones 2015: Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Everyone always bangs on about Samsung's Galaxy S line-up, but it's the Note series that really impresses. The Note 4 was unveiled at a Samsung Unpacked event prior to September's IFA tradeshow (3 September 2014), and right now sits at the top of our fastest smartphone and best phablet charts. Traditionally Samsung's Note launches are held at IFA in September, but rumours suggest we might see the Note 5 as early as July to give it a headstart on the new iPhones. Check out all the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 rumours here.

BEST NEW HTC PHONES 2015

Best new phones 2015: HTC One M9

We are massive fans of the HTC One M8, and the HTC One M9 is even better. Although HTC has kept the full-HD screen rather than the quad-HD screens seen in the new Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, the HTC One M9 is a very attractive phone with some impressive performance. You can check out our HTC One M9 review here, and learn more about the HTC One M9 release date, price and specs here. The phone went on sale in the UK on 31 March from £569 SIM-free, making it £30 cheaper than its rival the Samsung Galaxy S6.

Best new phones 2015: HTC One M9+

A 5.5in-screen phablet version of the HTC One M9 is the One M9+ - and this is the one we were waiting for, with a Quad-HD screen and a fingerprint scanner. It's been announced only in China at 4,299 Yuan (£522), with UK availability and pricing not yet confirmed - that's if it ever officially comes to the UK. Read more about the HTC One M9+ here.

BEST NEW MICROSOFT PHONES 2015 | BEST NEW WINDOWS PHONES 2015

Best new phones 2015: Microsoft Lumia 940 & Lumia 940 XL

Part of the reason we're so excited about the upcoming Microsoft Lumia 940 and 940 XL is that they will be among the first handsets to run full Windows 10 - Microsoft is to finally tackle the Windows Phone apps problem by running one OS across phones, tablets, PCs and laptops. The Lumia 940 has the beefiest spec of any Windows Phone we've seen too, and the XL is a larger version with a 5.7in screen. Check out all the Microsoft Lumia 940 and 940 XL UK release date, price and specs rumours here, and find out more about Windows 10 for phones here.

BEST NEW APPLE iPHONES 2015

Best new phones 2015: iPhone 7 / iPhone 6s

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were released in September, and in the months leading up to that the rumour mill went mental. Be prepared for more of the same with the iPhone 7, which will launch in September 2015 running iOS 9. As always, we're expecting a faster processor and some upgraded specs, but little change to the design. (Note that it will probably be called the iPhone 6s rather than iPhone 7, but we're sticking with iPhone 7 for now.) Check out all theiPhone 6s and iPhone 7 rumours here.

Best new phones 2015: Apple iPhone 6S Plus

Let's not forget Apple's other smartphone - the massive iPhone 6 Plus is also due a refresh this September. We're not expecting any major changes to the design (although the iPhone 6S Plus should be more durable - we haven't forgotten Bendgate), with the key improvements geared for speed. There will likely be an Apple A9 chip inside, paired with an M9 motion co-processor. Don't be surprised to find Apple Watch-style wireless charging and a larger-capacity battery, plus an upgraded camera - possibly to 12Mp. Check out all the iPhone 6S Plus rumours here.