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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Pump
  1. ... pressure measurement? Each time your heart beats, it pumps blood into your arteries. A blood pressure measurement ... force (pressure) in your arteries as your heart pumps. Blood pressure is measured as two numbers: Systolic ...
  2. ... bloodstream when it's working harder than normal to pump blood. The BNP tells your blood vessels to ... the amount of blood your heart has to pump. N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT- ...
  3. ... pain . Examples include aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which are used to control stomach ...
  4. ... of insulin, either by injection or a special pump Type 2 diabetes . This is the most common ...
  5. ... the proper rhythm so that your heart can pump blood to your body. An EKG recording of ...
  6. ... rich blood is carried into your heart, which pumps it to the rest of your body. If ...
  7. ... for example: Diuretics ("water pills") Certain antibiotics Proton pump inhibitors to reduce stomach acid Take medicine that ...
  8. ... when your heart is working its hardest to pump blood through your body. So stress tests check ...