A: How have you been feeling lately?
B: I’ve been feeling a little light-headed lately.
A: Has your blood pressure been high before?
B: If I have high blood pressure, it is news to me.
A: Usually people with high blood pressure have no symptoms, so we call it the silent killer.
B: What do you use to check for high blood pressure?
A: I am going to put a cuff on you to get a reading.
B: What does the reading tell you?
A: I get an idea of the pressure in your arteries when your heart is pumping blood versus at rest.
B: I hope that the test results show me to be really healthy.