Disclaimer: I have NO medical qualifications whatsoever and the very thought of going to the doctor makes me feel faint, but my initial reaction (let's call it an "engineering reaction to pressure systems" to avoid any queasiness) would be that having the numbers the same would not be a good thing - I would have thought that you'd want the heart to be able to deliver higher pressure if you're in an adrenaline rush situation (running for a train, after a cat, from a smelly creep). Having both numbers the same seems unusal, which is why I'd check the machine or get a second reading. The nurse usually has to take mine twice since the first time I'm usually stressed about leaving my car in a ticket-prone street and being at the doctor's office, and this causes her to frown in a "28 year olds should not have a BP of seven zillion over 157" sort of way. Second time it's usually more reasonable.
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Date: Wednesday, January 26th, 2005 03:01 pm (UTC)