I dropped in on the Red Cross center today and donated my 23rd pint of blood. The BP came in at a healthy 122/80. Pulse was 66. Temp was 98.4. Iron was 14.4. Not a bad checkup.
On a previous occasion when I was having blood taken the lab tech told me she was from Transylvania (true story). This seemed fitting, as the first time I ever gave blood was on October 31 (in 1985, for the record).
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Isn't 80 the upper end for normal on Diastolic?
Eighty is the upper end for the healthy range of diastolic.
The normal measured values for a resting, healthy adult human is about 120 mmHg systolic and 80 mmHg diastolic (120/80 mmHg).
A diastolic (resting) below 60 is an indicator for hypotension; a person with this number is close to being in a state of shock.
A diastolic above 80 is an indicator for pre-hypertension (some risk).
If above 90 it is stage 1 hypertension (risky), and if above 100 it is stage 2 hypertension (very risky).
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