Medical Disclaimer; Intended Use; About Blood Pressure - Gima 32926 Manual Del Usuario

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MEDICAL DISCLAIMER

This manual and product are not meant as a substitute for advice provided by your doctor.
You are not to use the information contained herein, or this product for diagnosing or treating a health problem
or prescribing any medication. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly consult
your healthcare provider.

INTENDED USE

This device uses the oscillometric method to automatically measure systolic and diastolic blood pressure as
well as heart rate. The measurement position is at human being's wrist. All values can be read out in one LCD
panel. The device is designed for home use and recommended for use by adults aged 18 years and older with
wrist circumference ranging 135 ~ 195 mm (approx. 5.3 ~ 7.7 inch).

ABOUT BLOOD PRESSURE

1. What is blood pressure?
Blood pressure is the measurement of the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries.
Arterial blood pressure is constantly fluctuating during the course of the cardiac cycle.
The highest pressure in the cycle is called the systolic blood pressure, and represents the pressure in the
artery when the heart is beating. The lowest pressure is the diastolic blood pressure, and represents the
pressure in the artery when the heart is at rest. Both the systolic and the diastolic pressure are necessary for
a physician to evaluate the status of a patient's blood pressure.
Many factors such as physical activity, anxiety or the time of day, can influence your blood pressure. Blood
pressure is typically low in the mornings and increases from the afternoon to the evening.
It is on average lower in the summer and higher in the winter.
2. Why is it useful to measure blood pressure at home?
Having one's blood pressure measured by a doctor in a hospital or a clinic, is often associated with a phe-
nomenon called "White Coat Hypertension" where the patient becomes nervous or anxious, thus raising his
blood pressure. There are also numerous other factors that might cause your blood pressure to be raised at
a specific time of day. This is why medical practitioners recommend home monitoring as it is important to get
readings of blood pressure during different times of the day to really get an idea of your real blood pressure.
Medical practitioners generally recommend the "Rule of 3", where you are encouraged to take your blood
pressure three times in a row (at 3~5 minutes interval), three times a day for three days.
After three days you can average all the results and this will give you an accurate idea of what your blood
pressure really is.