menu
Qamnty
Login
Register
My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites
What is the meaning/difference of systolic and diastolic?
Ask a Question
Questions
Unanswered
Tags
Ask a Question
What is the meaning/difference of systolic and diastolic?
asked
Jul 7, 2017
203k
views
0
votes
What is the meaning/difference of systolic and diastolic?
Health
middle-school
Tony Joseph
asked
by
Tony Joseph
8.4k
points
answer
comment
share this
share
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
Please
log in
or
register
to answer this question.
1
Answer
4
votes
the top number is the maximum pressure your heart exerts while beating (systolic pressure) the bottom number is the amount of pressure in your arteries between beat (diastolic pressure)
Kix
answered
Jul 12, 2017
by
Kix
8.1k
points
ask related question
comment
share this
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
← Prev Question
Next Question →
Related questions
asked
Jan 20, 2024
70.7k
views
What unit of measure is used to describe blood pressure? inches millimeters of mercury systolic diastolic
Ozan Mudul
asked
Jan 20, 2024
by
Ozan Mudul
8.0k
points
Medicine
college
1
answer
2
votes
70.7k
views
asked
May 22, 2024
90.3k
views
What is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressures and how can these be measured? Why does this work? (i.e., What is the underlying principle behind blood pressure measurement?)
Chrismit
asked
May 22, 2024
by
Chrismit
8.2k
points
Business
high-school
1
answer
5
votes
90.3k
views
asked
May 15, 2024
22.1k
views
Primary or essential hypertension is the result of: A. Systolic blood pressure increasing 20 mmHg per hour B. Diastolic blood pressure higher than 100 mm Hg C. High intake of salt D. An unknown cause
Laszlo Hunyadi
asked
May 15, 2024
by
Laszlo Hunyadi
7.4k
points
Medicine
college
1
answer
2
votes
22.1k
views
Ask a Question
Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.
Categories
All categories
Mathematics
(3.7m)
History
(955k)
English
(903k)
Biology
(716k)
Chemistry
(440k)
Physics
(405k)
Social Studies
(564k)
Advanced Placement
(27.5k)
SAT
(19.1k)
Geography
(146k)
Health
(283k)
Arts
(107k)
Business
(468k)
Computers & Tech
(195k)
French
(33.9k)
German
(4.9k)
Spanish
(174k)
Medicine
(125k)
Law
(53.4k)
Engineering
(74.2k)
Other Questions
This gas makes up close to one fourth of the air surrounding earth
Is the plurea one of the membranes beside the lungs?
How to make a cheesecake in 5 simple steps?
Twitter
WhatsApp
Facebook
Reddit
LinkedIn
Email
Link Copied!
Copy
Search Qamnty