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D.Education

profreadm02B

Dimitris Sclias

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TEST02 profreadm02 b Reading comprehension.

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct answer a, b, c or d. -> only one answer is correct.

Most people with hypertension are unaware of the fact, for the ailment is stealthy. Most often it produces no symptoms at all. A recent screening program at a large factory uncovered hypertension in 919 employees - 78 percent of whom did not know they had it. even when symptoms occur - such as headaches, dizziness, fatigue or weakness - they may not be recognized for what they are since they are common to many other disorders. Moreover, in 85 - 90 percent of diagnosed hypertensive patients the specific cause of the condition cannot be pinpointed.
Blood pressure is simply the force exerted by the flowing blood against the walls of the arteries. Each time the heart beats, this pressure increases; each time the heart relaxes, the pressure decreases. When a physician checks pressure, he makes two measurements and writes them fraction-style, say, as 130/80. The first and larger figure, 130 millimetres (the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 130mm. high), is the systolic pressure - the maximum pressure in the arteries when the heart pumps; the second is diastolic pressure - as the heart rests between contractions.
Normal pressure may fluctuate widely, decreasing during sleep, increasing during physical exertion or emotional excitement, even during the visit to the doctor. That's why many physicians may measure blood pressure more than once in one visit. And there is a wide range of normal; 100 to 140 for systolic and 60 to 90 for diastolic. Nor does an isolated reading above 140/90 mean abnormal pressure. Only when elevation is continuous does a person have hypertension.

86. Most people with high blood pressure...

a. ignore it b. don't know about it
c. forget about it d. don't want to know about it

87. The reason why the symptoms of high blood pressure are not recognized is that...

a. they are mild
b. other illnesses have the same symptoms
c. they are different to diagnose
d. so many people have them

88. The measurements 130/80 refer to...

a. a column of Mercury
b. contraction of the arteries
c. the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 130mm. or 80mm. high
d. systolic pressure

89. In healthy people blood pressure...

a. is constant
b. varies slightly
c. varies considerably
d. only changes when the individual works hard or is excited

90. A physician will measure blood pressure more than once in one visit

a. because he wants to be sure the reading was correct
b. to measure both systolic and diastolic pressure
c. because a person's pressure may vary from minute to minute
d. to make sure he hasn't made an error in the reading

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