Blood pressure

Alternative names:

BP; diastolic blood pressure; diastolic BP; systolic blood pressure; systolic BP

What the risks are:

There is no risk.

Special considerations:

Consult the health care provider if the measurements are consistently high or low- or if the symptoms are present at the same time as the high or low reading.

Repeated measurements are important for screening or monitoring. A single high measurement does not necessarily mean hypertension. A single normal measurement does not necessarily mean that high blood pressure is not present.