Answer
The diastolic blood pressure is 95 mmHg; the systolic pressure is 142 mmHg and the pulse pressure is 47 mm Hg.
Work Step by Step
The pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic pressure and the diastolic pressure in mmHg.
Pulse pressure = (142-95) mmHg
= 47 mmHg
The pulse pressure is a measure of the force of ventricular contraction.
By both the old hypertension guidelines and the new CDC guidelines, this person has stage 1 hypertension.
