Commonly Asked Questions
About Blood Pressure
this mystery that hypertension has been named “the silent killer.” Don’t let it sneak up on you! Start monitoring your blood pressure every day with your new Healthy Living 
monitor.
Why Is It Important To Control My Blood Pressure?
Left uncontrolled, hypertension can place an incredible amount of stress on your heart and arteries, both of which become forced to work harder to keep blood flowing in a healthy manner throughout the body. Over time, this stress may result in health problems including
Intended Use
Healthy Living
blood pressure monitors are convenient for home use. They are noninvasive, meaning no part of the monitor enters your body, and provide systolic, diastolic and pulse measurements. Healthy Living
monitors are recommended for use by people over the age of 18 and are not suitable for clinical use.
Measurement Method
Healthy Living 
monitors measure blood pressure and pulse by using what’s called an oscillometric method, meaning they measure the fluctuations in pressure. This is done by first wrapping a fitted cuff around the upper arm. The monitor then automatically fills the cuff with air creating pressure around the arteries inside of the arm. Mounted inside of the cuff is a spe- cial gauge that is capable of sensing the small oscillations (fluc- tuations) in pressure. These fluctuations are produced as a result of the pressure the cuff has placed around the arm and are, in a basic sense, the arteries contracting (getting larger and smaller) with each heart beat. The monitor then measures how high and how quickly these contractions occur and converts that information into a digital value. A special valve, called an elec- trode, deflates the monitor automatically when the measure- ment is complete.
8 Commonly Asked Questions About Blood Pressure/Intended Use | Measurement Method 9 |