blood pressure rise
Cardiovascular reading increase
A blood pressure rise is an increase in the force of blood against artery walls.
The phrase typically describes temporary elevations from stress, exertion, or stimulants: Coffee causes a blood pressure rise in some people.
Sustained rises may indicate hypertension requiring medical attention.
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- spikeSharp rise or point
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- through the roofAt extreme levels
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
stress response · pulse · racing · heart racing · tension · stroke · silent killer · headache · pounding · flushed · anxiety · anger · seeing red · exertion · deep breaths · salt · sodium intake · medication
- pressureabsolute, psi, pascal, kilopascal, hectopascal
- body responsesfight, flight, shivering, freeze, goosebumps
- stress responsefight-or-flight, adrenaline, cortisol, epinephrine, freeze response
- vascular responsesvasodilation, vasoconstriction, flushing, blushing, pallor
- drug effectsanalgesia, allergic reaction, stimulation, vasodilation, vasoconstriction
- sympathetic systemsympathetic nervous system, fight or flight, fight or flight response, adrenergic receptors, norepinephrine