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Blodtrykk
trykk ytt av blodomlaupet på innerveggen av blodårer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blodtrykk er trykket blodet øver på veggen i blodårene. Dersom ein ikkje gjer særskild merksam på noko anna tyder blodtrykk «systemisk arterielt blodtrykk», altså blodtrykket i dei store pulsårene (ikkje lungepulsåra). Den vanlegaste plassen å måle det er på overarmen, her går arteria brachialis.
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