How to Use blood pressure in a Sentence

blood pressure

noun
Definition of blood pressurenext
  • The doctor says he has high blood pressure.
  • These drugs help lower blood pressure.
  • She has a blood pressure of 120.
  • The midwife was not taking the blood pressure of the patient.
    — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
  • This makes blood thicker and raises blood pressure, boosting the risk of clots in the brain.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Its use as a blood pressure medicine was approved in 1960.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • My visit starts, as usual, with the heart rate and blood pressure check.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • This device is like a blood pressure cuff that goes around your legs.
    — Samantha Lauriello, Health, 26 May 2024
  • The sleep disorder can raise your blood pressure and put a tremendous strain on the heart and body.
    — Julia Sullivan, SELF, 8 May 2024
  • The stress has taken a toll on Mace's health with her blood pressure jumping up and down.
    — Rebecca Santana, ajc, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Checking your blood pressure is like checking the oil in your car.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Your blood pressure will also fall and your heart rate can go up.
    — CBS News, 13 July 2022
  • Even five liters of IV fluid had not moved her blood pressure out of the danger zone.
    — Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2024
  • This, in turn, can lower your blood pressure, which is good for long-term heart health.
    — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Report back to me on what their blood pressures and vitals are.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
  • Her blood pressure was so high the nurse thought the monitor was broken.
    — Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The doctor took her blood pressure and prescribed some pills.
    — Lyudmila Ulitskaya, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • His blood pressure is back to normal, and his waist has shrunk four inches.
    — New York Times, 18 June 2022
  • After work Jerry would go over to her house to take her blood pressure, hold her hand, and just talk.
    — Sabrina Souza, CNN, 19 July 2023
  • The top number in these readings measures the blood pressure in the arteries each time the heart beats.
    — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2022
  • Kelsey noted that Miller tried to remove a blood pressure cuff.
    — Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • The result: Your blood pressure and heart rate lower, and your breathing slows.
    — Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 2 May 2022
  • With this gift, your 3-year-old girl can pretend to fill out your patient file and take your blood pressure.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Yet regardless of race, the risk of having a stroke at a younger age increased as blood pressure rose.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Keep your cholesterol and blood pressure levels in check.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 26 July 2023
  • Doctors have said her iron levels are low and her blood pressure is high.
    — Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Heart rate twenty-five, blood pressure eighty over forty.
    — Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • As salt levels rise, so does blood pressure, which can increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke.
    — Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The Apple Watch, on the other hand, could also get some useful features in the form of blood pressure monitoring and satellite texting.
    — Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Too much salt increases blood pressure and increases the risk of developing high blood pressure, note the experts at John Hopkins Medicine.
    — Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024

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