What should your pulse be on a blood pressure monitor?

What should your pulse be on a blood pressure monitor?

The top number (systolic) minus the bottom number (diastolic) is the pulse pressure. For example, if the resting blood pressure is 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), the pulse pressure is 40 — which is considered a healthy pulse pressure. Generally, a pulse pressure greater than 40 mm Hg is unhealthy.

Is 100 beats per minute high blood pressure?

For most people, this means creating a care plan with your doctor if: Your blood pressure is consistently higher than 130/80 mm Hg. Your pulse is consistently lower than 60 beats per minute. Your pulse is consistently higher than 100 beats per minute.

What blood pressure reading is stroke level?

Blood pressure readings above 180/120 mmHg are considered stroke-level, dangerously high, and require immediate medical attention.

Does high pulse affect blood pressure reading?

Elevated heart rate is associated with elevated blood pressure, increased risk for hypertension, and, among hypertensives, increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Despite these important relationships, heart rate is generally not a major consideration in choosing antihypertensive medications.

What does a resting heart rate of 130 mean?

“In general, a sustained heart rate above 130 beats per minute, regardless of symptoms, should prompt urgent evaluation. Your primary care doctor or cardiologist should be alerted to rates between 100 and 130 beats per minute and can decide on the need for emergency care on a case-by-case basis.”

Should I go to the ER if my heart rate is 140?

If you’re sitting down and feeling calm, your heart shouldn’t beat more than about 100 times per minute. A heartbeat that’s faster than this, also called tachycardia, is a reason to come to the emergency department and get checked out. We often see patients whose hearts are beating 160 beats per minute or more.