What Is Blood Pressure; Why Measure Your Blood Pressure - Topcom BPM ARM 1500 Manual De Usuario

• If the unit is stored in a cold place, allow it to acclimatize at room temperature
before use.
• Do not take a measurement in a low (less than 50 °F/10 °C) or high (more
than 104 °F/40 °C) temperature or you may get the inaccurate readings.
• Wait 30 ~ 45 minutes before measurement if you've just consumed
beverages containing caffeine or smoked cigarettes.
• Rest at least 5 ~ 10 minutes before taking a measurement.
• Relax at least 3 ~ 5 minutes in between measurements.
• Make sure the cuff plug is attached to the monitor.
• We recommend you using the same arm (preferably the left arm) and
measuring around the same time each day.
• Perform measurements in a quiet and relaxed environment at room
temperature.
• Sit down comfortably and place your arm on the table with your feet flat on
the floor.
• Wrap the cuff snugly around your exposed upper arm and lay your arm on a
table or a flat surface at the same level as your heart. Your feet should be flat
on the floor.
• Do not move or shake the device during a measurement.
• Blood pressure measurements should be interpreted by a physician or a
trained health professional who is familiar with your medical history.
• Using the unit and recording the results regularly for your physician to
interpret, you will keep your physician informed of the continuing changes in
your blood pressure.
• If you have one of the circulatory problems as arteriosclerosis, diabetes, liver
disease, kidney disease, severe hypertension, peripheral circulation......,
please consult your healthcare professional before using the device.
• This product is not suitable for people with arrhythmia and pregnant women..
• Blood pressure measurements taken with this device are equivalent to those
obtained by a trained observer using the cuff / stethoscope auscultation
method and are within the accuracy limits prescribed by the American
National Standard for Electronic or Automated Sphygmomanometers.
• This product is not a toy. Don't let children play with it.
• To avoid accidental strangulation, keep this product away from children.
Don't let them wrap the tube around their neck.
5 Blood pressure
5.1

What is Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is the pressure exerted on the artery tube while blood flows through the arteries. The
pressure measured when the heart contracts and sends blood out of the heart is systolic (highest). The
pressure measured when
the heart dilates with blood flowing back into the heart is called diastolic (lowest) blood pressure.
5.2

Why Measure Your Blood Pressure?

Among the various health problems afflicting modern people, problems associated with high blood
pressure are by far the most common. High blood pressure's dangerously strong correlation with
cardiovascular diseases and high morbidity has made measuring blood pressures a necessity of
identifying those at risk.
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