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One of my science fair project ideas is to see if skateboarding lowers blood pressure more than running. My school nurse said she would be able to check it but my teacher said that the blood pressure should be checked right after the activity. Since skateboarding isn’t allowed at my school will i need a physician on site to test the blood pressure?
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In order to check blood pressure, make sure the person is relaxed and at rest, and then use a sphygmomanometer to pump up the cuff, stopping the flow of blood in the arm. Find out how to measure blood pressure from the point that blood starts flowing until the cuff releases the pressure with help from a physician’s assistant in this free video on blood pressure. Expert: Albert William Hedgepeth, Jr. Bio: Al Hedgepeth is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned his degree as a PA in 1980. Filmmaker: Rendered Communications
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Blood pressure test may help guide treatment: study
Tests for a blood-pressure regulating hormone called renin may help doctors decide which blood pressure drugs their patients should take, researchers said on Wednesday.
Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News
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