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Presión arterial - Results

Nombres alternativos

Presión arterial diastólica; Presión arterial sistólica

Valores normales:

En los adultos, el número mayor ideal (presión sistólica) debe ser menos de 120 mmHg y el número inferior (presión diastólica) de menos de 80 mmHg.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Prehipertensión:

  • El número superior constantemente es de 120 a 139 o el número inferior de 80 a 89.

Etapa 1: hipertensión leve

  • El número superior constantemente es de 140 a 159 o el número inferior de 90 a 99.

Etapa 2: hipertensión arterial de moderada a severa

  • El número superior constantemente es de 160 o más o el número inferior de 100 o más.

Presión arterial baja (hipotensión):

  • La lectura del número superior es inferior a 90 o la presión de 25 mmHg inferior a lo usual.

Las lecturas de la presión arterial pueden ser afectadas por muchas enfermedades diferentes, entre otras las siguientes:

  • Trastornos cardiovasculares
  • Afecciones neurológicas
  • Trastornos renales y urológicos
  • Preeclampsia en mujeres embarazadas
  • Factores psicológicos como estrés, ira o miedo
  • Diversos medicamentos
  • La "hipertensión de la bata blanca" se puede presentar si la visita médica en sí produce ansiedad extrema
  • Reviewed last on: 5/2/2009
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7). Rockville, Md. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, US Department of Health and Human Services; 2004. National Institutes of Health Publication No. 04-5230.

Victor RG. Arterial hypertension. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 66.

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