Hypertension Crossword

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  1. 2. Blood pressure is measured in ____
  2. 6. ___ dipping is when BP increases at night
  3. 8. Hypertension linked to ___ hospitalizations
  4. 12. HBP damages the __ system, brain, and kidneys
  5. 13. A risk associated with hypertension at night
  6. 14. Arteries become less ____, limiting blood flow
  7. 15. ____ hypertension: an identified cause
  8. 16. A reading of anything 140/90mmHg above is ___ BP
Down
  1. 1. Inner lining of arteries are ___
  2. 3. A condition when your blood pressure is too high
  3. 4. T1st number of BP reading, when heart is beating
  4. 5. Over time, HBP damages and ___ the arteries
  5. 7. ____ hypertension: no known causes
  6. 9. HBP ____ the pressure of blood in arteries
  7. 10. A reading of 120/80mmHg is considered ____ BP
  8. 11. 2nd number of BP reading, when heart is at rest