General Blood Pressure Information; What Is Blood Pressure; Why Monitor Your Blood Pressure At Home - MABIS Healthcare SmartRead Plus Manual De Instrucciones

General Blood Pressure Information

What is Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is the pressure that is exerted by blood flowing against the walls
of the blood vessels throughout your body.
Your heart, which is the center of the circulatory system, provides the force for the
blood to flow or circulate. When your heart contracts or beats, the blood is forced
through the blood vessels increasing the pressure. This is the highest pressure in
the cycle or what is referred to as SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE. In between
beats, your heart relaxes and your blood pressure decreases. This is referred to
as DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE.
This complete series of events which occurs in a single heartbeat is known as the
CARDIAC CYCLE.
Your MABIS Automatic Wrist Monitor will automatically read your blood pressure
and display both systolic and diastolic readings on the screen. Your systolic will
be positioned as the upper number and the diastolic reading will be the lower
number.
(systolic)
Blood pressure is measured in millimeters (mm) of Mercury (Hg) and is
generally recorded with the systolic pressure (120) listed first and the diastolic
pressure (80) listed second. The numbers are typically separated by a slash mark
( / ) as shown above.
Both pressure readings, the SYSTOLIC and the DIASTOLIC, are necessary for a
physician to evaluate the status of a patient's blood pressure.
Please contact your physician for specific information regarding your own blood
pressure.
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120
/
80
(diastolic)
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What Influences Blood Pressure?
Many factors such as genetics, age, sex, altitude, physical activity, anxiety,
muscular development, certain medications or even the time of day can
influence blood pressure. Influences such as sleep or relaxation decreases
blood pressure, while anxiety or exercise increases blood
pressure.

Why Monitor Your Blood Pressure at Home?

A visit to a physician's office can be a stressful situation for a patient. And,
anxiety is a known factor in raising blood pressure. This temporary occurrence
of elevated blood pressure at the physician's office is commonly referred to as
"white coat syndrome".
Whether or not you experience "white coat syndrome", home blood pressure
monitoring provides you with the opportunity to supplement your physician's
office measurements. These home readings, when taken over a period of time,
can show an accurate indication of change. Furthermore, your records can
assist your physician in evaluating your health and in making important
decisions in the diagnosis and treatment of your condition. Because of this, it is
important to take consistent, daily measurements of your blood pressure.
The variations in your individual readings should only be interpreted by your
physician or a trained health care professional.
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