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Feeling the Pressure: Complications Associated with Pregnancy 1. ➢ ➢ ➢

What signs and symptoms have Penny been experiencing? Morning Sickness Bloody Nose Headaches

 2. Define blood pressure. What is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure measures? You may need to use information from class or you can use a website from a reputable source (e.g., American Heart Association or MedlinePlus). Blood pressure: The pressure exerted by circulating blood on the walls of the arteries Systolic pressure: Highest point of the blood pressure Diastolic pressure: Low point of the blood pressure  3. According to the American Heart Association, what are the normal, healthy ranges for systolic and diastolic blood pressure in a typical adult? ➢ Systolic: 120 ➢ Diastolic: 80  4. According to the American Heart Association or the Mayo Clinic (both have websites), define hypotension and hypertension. Provide the definition and include the systolic and diastolic values associated with these definitions, and then fill out the below chart (make sure you are using a chart that was made in or after 2017). Hypertension: Blood pressure that is too high. Chronic: SBP 140 > DBP 90> Checked at 2 separate visits  Hypotension: Blood pressure that is too low Acute: Consider patient’s baseline BP, other medical problems, and symptoms/ signs of end-organ dysfunction Usually an emergency  Blood Pressure

Category Systolic mmHg

And/Or

Diastolic mmHg

Hypotension

90

or

60

Normal

Less than 120

and

>80

Elevated

120-129

and

>80

High blood pressure (hypertension) stage 1

130-139

or

80 - 89

High blood pressure (hypertension) stage 2

140 or...