A: Have you been having any problems lately?

B: No, but the nurse at school says that I should have my blood pressure 

checked.

A: Do you have a history of high blood pressure?

B: No, I have never been told that I have high blood pressure.

A: High blood pressure is called the silent killer because it hardly ever 

has symptoms. 

B:How do you check for high blood pressure?

A:We are going to use this cuff here, and it will give me a reading.

B:What do the numbers mean?

A: They tell me how much your heart is working at rest and when pumping 

blood.

B: Good. That will help me know how I am doing.