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What does "tank" mean here? Is it common to use like this?

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Rebecca

To "tank" in this context means to fail, drop, or decline rapidly. So in this case, it is used to mean that the blood pressure has rapidly declined. This is a fairly common use of the verb "tank". Ex: His grades have tanked ever since he started sports. Ex: The stock I invested in is tanking.

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