Blood Pressure Normal Values Cheatsheet
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The highest systolic blood pressure I have ever seen was 250 . . . !
No joke.
The lowest SBP I have ever seen (that we were able to revive) was in the high teens!
Again, no joke.
The SBP of 250 was a patient who suffered an ischemic stroke . . . the body was doing everything it could to try to perfuse the brain . . . with no luck.
Did you know that we actually try to keep SBP around 200 for ischemic stroke patients?
Why? The physiological issue with these patients is a lack of blood flow to the cerebrum caused by blockage. Elevated SBP helps to maintain blood flow.
Today's cheatsheet covers normal blood pressure ranges in a healthy individual.
