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Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). Because using actual mercury would be messy.

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mmHg comes from old mercury manometers used to measure pressure. A typical healthy adult reading is around 120/80 mmHg, meaning systolic pressure over diastolic pressure.

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