PSYC 311 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Sphygmomanometer, Maximum Capacity, Diuretic
14 Jun 2016
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Father of modern medicine, physician and lecturer at mcgill, first to bring medical students out of the lecture hall for bedside clinical training. He linked exposure to chronic stress to the development of chd: in the worry and strain of modern life arterial degeneration is not only very common, but develops often at a relatively early age. For this i believe that the high pressure at which men live, and the habits of working the machine to its maximum capacity, are responsible, rather than excesses in eating or drinking. Systolic (outflow) + diastolic (resting), measured with a sphygmomanometer. Sodium increases blood pressure in 30% of ppl, but 20% react with low bp! Drugs like diuretics reduce blood volume by promoting excretion of sodium. Agency -> less risk of chd, unmitigated communion higher risk of chd. Caffeine causes a short but dramatic increase in bp. In the long-terms: some ppl still get higher bp, others develop tolerance.
