Low Blood Pressure

An individual blood pressure is indicated by two parameters, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, for example: 120/80. The systolic blood pressure indicate by top number is represent of the pressure on the muscle on the artery when the heart contracts and pump the blood into them. The diastolic blood pressure indicate by the lower number is indicated of the pressure of the arteries as the heart relaxes following its contraction.

The systolic blood pressure range for most healthy adult people falls between 90 and 120 millimeters of mercury (mmHg). Normal diastolic blood pressure ranges between 60 to 90 mmHg. Blood pressure over than 130/80 considered as high blood pressure.

Low blood pressure or hypotension is blood pressure too low that causes symptoms or signs due to the low flow of blood through the arteries and vein. When the blood flow is too low it causes lessen of oxygen and nutrient can be bring that vital to organs such as brain, heart, and kidney. This organ do not function normally if the oxygen supply not enough and may be caused of temporarily or permanently damaged.

The cardinal symptom of hypotension is lightheadedness of dizziness. It the blood pressure is sufficiently low, fainting and often seizures will occur. Low blood pressure is sometimes associated with certain sypmtoms, the related symptom to causes rather than effects of hypotension, such as below:

• Chest Pain
• Shortness of breath
• Irregular heartbeat
• Fever higher than 38.3 ^oC
• Headache
• Stiff neck
• Severe upper back pain
• Cough with phlegm
• Prolonged diarrhea or vomiting
• Dyspepsia
• Dysuria
• Foul-smelling urine
• Adverse effect of medications
• Acute, life-threatening allergic reaction
• Seizures
• Loss of consciousness
• Profound fatigue
• Temporary blurring or loss of vision
• In some cases loss of hair

Actually there are traditional medicine for low blood pressure, people said that for low blood pressure can be cured by liver of domestic chicken. The recipe of traditional low blood pressure can be seen here on: Indigenous Poultry Liver for Low Blood Pressure.