MonoMonday #61

Patterns

Defined as:
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A perceptual structure or customary way of operation or behaviour.
A decorative artwork or something regarded as a normative example.
A model considered worthy of imitation. Something intended as a guide for making else.
Or if that isn't what you were thinking, perhaps it was the graphical esentation of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle.

Mine is merely a representation of being back at work. On night shift. Comparing blood pressures to ensure the patient will have an uneventful night...which in turn indicates I will too.

It's a slow night... So here's a little lesson in blood pressure for you.
The number at the top represents the systolic pressure (in millimetres of mercury) the vessels are under when the heart has contracted & forced blood out of the ventricle filling the lumen (perhaps better known as arteries). Best yours is 120-140. Lower is fine but may be the cause of your dizzy spells. Active people generally have lower - sometimes under 100. Higher than 150 & you may be at risk to bust a vessel.

The lower number is the diastolic pressure (dia or dead are under the ground so diastolic is on the bottom). It is the relaxed pressure between heartbeats.  Ideal is 70-90, however closer to 70 is best. 60 is also quite normal. Active people can even sit in the 50s.

2xD +S = MAP. This indicates the level of perfusion to vital organs...brain & kidneys. If these are lacking, more can go wrong than most of the other organs combined!!
That is BP 101. Look after yourself people, unlike replacing your old car or train pass, it's the only body you get!!