BLOOD PRESSURE ---from Joseph

1.
A:Have you been having any problems lately?
B:No,but the nurse at school says that I should have my blood pressure checked.
A:Do you have a history of high blood pressure?
B:NO, I have never been told that I have high blood pressure
A:High blood pressure is called the silent killer because it hardly ever has symptoms.
B:How do y ou check for high blood pressure?
A:We are going to use the cuff here, and it will give me a reading
B:What do the number mean?
A:They tell  me how much your heart is working at rest and when pumping blood.
B:Good, That will help me know I am working.

2
A:How have you been feeling lately?
B:I've been feeling a little light- headed lately.
A:Has your blood pressure been high before?
B:If I have high blood pressure, It's news to me.
A:Usually people with high blood pressure have no symptoms.so we call it the silent killer.
B:What do you use to check for blood pressure?
A:I am going to put a cuff on you to get a reading.
B:What does the reading tell you?
A:I get an idea of the pressure in your arteries when you heart is pumping blood versus at rest
B:I hope that the test results show me to be really heaithy.

3.
A:Have you been feeling OK lately?
B:My coach wants you to check my blood pressure.
A:Has anyone ever told you that you had high blood pressure?
B:I don't have any symptoms of high blood pressure
A:People with high blood pressure seldom know they have it, which is why we call it the silent killer.
B:What test do you do for high blood pressure?
A:we will pump air into this cuff to get a reading
B:When you get the reading ,what information does it give you?
A:It tells me how hard your heart pumps blood and how much your arteries relax at rest.
B:I am hoping that this test goes well for me.
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