Dec 24, 2025 · Checking your blood pressure helps you avoid health problems. Learn more about what your numbers mean.

Feb 29, 2024 · The second, or lower, number measures the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats. High blood pressure (hypertension) is diagnosed if the blood pressure reading is equal to or greater …

Feb 21, 2025 · Medicines to treat high blood pressure sometimes are called antihypertensives. Choosing the right blood pressure medicine can be challenging. Your healthcare team may …

Nov 28, 2023 · High blood pressure complications High blood pressure, also called hypertension, can quietly damage the body for years before symptoms appear. Without treatment, high blood pressure …

Jun 13, 2024 · Sometimes, low blood pressure can be life-threatening. The causes of low blood pressure include dehydration and other serious medical conditions. It's important to find out what's causing low …

May 22, 2024 · Does blood pressure have a daily pattern? I've noticed that my blood pressure is always lower in the morning than in the afternoon.

Jun 13, 2024 · Low blood pressure without symptoms or with only mild symptoms rarely requires treatment. If low blood pressure causes symptoms, the treatment depends on the cause. For …

Feb 22, 2024 · Bedsores are injuries to the skin and the tissue below the skin that are due to pressure on the skin for a long time. Bedsores most often arise on skin that covers bony areas of the body, …

Feb 29, 2024 · Hypertension means high blood pressure. A blood pressure measurement includes two numbers. Those numbers are the systolic blood pressure and the diastolic blood pressure. Because …

Aug 29, 2023 · Pain, tenderness, swelling and pressure around the eyes, cheeks, nose or forehead that gets worse when bending over. Other signs and symptoms include: Ear pressure. Headache. Aching …