A: How have you been feeling lately? B: I've been feeling a little light-headed lately. A: Has your blood pressure been high before? B: If I have high blood pressure, it is news to me. A: Usually people with high blood pressure have no symptoms, so we call it the silent killer. B: What do you use to check for high blood pressure? A: I am going to put a cuff on you to get a reading. B: What does the reading tell you? A: I get an idea of the pressure in your arteries when your heart is pumping blood versus at rest. B: I hope that the test results show me to be really healthy.
