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Is BP Level Of 121/85 Considered As Normal?

Hello...

I recently got my BP checked and it was 121/90 using an electronic BP instrument and 121/85 using the manual one.

Will this be considered as high BP.

I had walked to the clinic that is around 300-400m from my house and the reading was taken 5-6 minutes after that. Would that affect the reading?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to Health Care Magic, I am Dr Asad Riaz, I have closely read your question and I understand your concerns, I will hereby guide you regarding your health related problem.
A single reading under 140/90 mmHg is not considered elevated
For a person to be labelled as hypertensive, he has to have at least 2 seperate readings more than 140/90 mmHg
The digital BP recording machines are always less accurate and an error of 5-8mmHg is usually expected

I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask.

Regards.

Dr.Asad Riaz.
General and Family Physician..
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Is BP Level Of 121/85 Considered As Normal?

Hi, Thanks for writing to Health Care Magic, I am Dr Asad Riaz, I have closely read your question and I understand your concerns, I will hereby guide you regarding your health related problem. A single reading under 140/90 mmHg is not considered elevated For a person to be labelled as hypertensive, he has to have at least 2 seperate readings more than 140/90 mmHg The digital BP recording machines are always less accurate and an error of 5-8mmHg is usually expected I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask. Regards. Dr.Asad Riaz. General and Family Physician..