Blood Pressure & Weak Resp Muscles (Part 1)
There is a lot of evidence there is some association between a person’s blood pressure and weak respiratory muscles. Respiration in the lungs has a concrete influence over the development of the pressure in blood vessels of the body, and the oxygen delivered during respiratory activities affect the receptors in the body regions. This means the rate of respiration may become influenced.
If there is weakness in the respiratory act (basically problems with breathing), the blood pressure may become affected. For example if person encounters pathogenic effects of pulmonary infections like pneumothorax, the blood pressure within the blood vessels becomes affected and the blood pressure may decrease down to dangerous levels.
If a person with unbalanced pulmonary functions is given a general anesthesia, the blood pressure may drastically reduce particularly during the stages of deeper anesthesia. This can be a life threatening situation and should be carefully monitored during anesthesia.
Since there is a dependency between blood pressure and weak respiratory muscles, it’s important that people understand the diseases affecting the respiratory system and its impact on related organs.