Question

When the Mean Arterial Pressure is less than 10 mmHg above the diastolic blood pressure then blood will move to slowly serve the tissues and clot much more easily.
a. True
b. False

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to the question: When the Mean Arterial Pressure is less than 10mmHg above the diastolic blood pressure, then blood will move too slowly to serve the tissues and clot much more easily, would be, A: True.

Explanation:

In general terms, people always tend to think about blood pressure as those two numbers that doctors usually give us: 120/80. This means that during systole, and at the end of diastole, when the heart is filling up again with blood to pump, our blood exerts pressure over our blood vessels in order to move and especially to be able to exchange nutrients and oxygen, as well as recover waste and CO2, with the tissues. However, there is another measurement called the MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) that is much more important for healthcare professionals, as it tells them whether during a heart cycle the body´s pressure is enough to ensure proper exchange, especially in such organs as the coronaries, the brain, and other vital organs. Usually, normal ranges for MAP are between 70 and 100mmHg. If MAP goes below 70, which would already be 10mmHg below diastolic normal numbers, then it would mean that the blood being pumped is not having enough pressure to ensure exchanges with the tissues and also, because of lower flow, clotting mechanisms will initiate, especially in the distal parts, where capillaries are.