教学材料《季节性流感英文》_Unit9.pptVIP

Text1HypertensionAccordingtoMedilexicon’smedicaldictionary,hypertensionmeans“highbloodpressure;transitoryorsustainedelevationofsystemicarterialbloodpressuretoalevellikelytoinducecardiovasculardamageorotheradverseconsequences.”Thenormallevelforbloodpressureisbelow120/80,where120representsthesystolicmeasurement(peakpressureinthearteries)and80representsthediastolicmeasurement(minimumpressureinthearteries).Bloodpressurebetween120/80and139/89iscalledprehypertension(todenoteincreasedriskofhypertension),andabloodpr