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Hospital Corpsman (HM) Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) Practice Test

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What is the normal adult systolic/diastolic blood pressure range?
Correct Answer:
90/60-120/80
Explanation:
Normal adult blood pressure combines two numbers: systolic pressure, the force in the arteries when the heart beats, and diastolic pressure, the pressure when the heart rests between beats. For a healthy adult at rest, these values typically sit around 90–120 mmHg for systolic and 60–80 mmHg for diastolic. That gives a normal range of about 90/60 to 120/80. This window reflects sufficient blood flow to organs without the risks associated with too-low pressure (hypotension) or too-high pressure (hypertension). The other ranges either dip below the normal lower end, posing a risk of inadequate perfusion, or rise above the normal upper end, where readings are considered elevated or hypertensive.

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