Taking Your Blood Pressure

Tips for Blood Pressure Monitoring:

☞Relax for about 5 to 10 minutes before measurement.

☞Remove constricting clothing and place cuff on bare arm.

☞Unless your physician recommends otherwise, use left arm to measure pressure.

Now you are ready. Follow these simple steps:

1.Sit comfortably with your left arm resting on a flat surface so that the

center of your upper arm is at the same height as your heart.

2.Lay left arm on the table, palm up

and thread cuff end through metal loop, smooth side against arm. Then position the tube off-center toward the inner side of arm in line with the little finger.

3.Pull the end of the cuff to tighten it, fold back the extra material,

and fasten securely. The cuff should be snug but not too tight. You should be able to insert two fingers between the cuff and your arm.

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TAKING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE

☞IMPORTANT: Measure pressure at the same time each day.

4.Press the START button

5.Watch for all display symbols to appear briefly, followed by a flashing “0”, indicating that monitor is ready for measurement.

6.If the mark is displayed, the cuff has some air trapped

in it. Press the exhaust valve button until the mark is displayed. You may have to press on the cuff while holding the exhaust valve to release all the air in the cuff.

7.When mark is displayed, begin cuff inflation by squeezing the inflator bulb repeatedly.

8.Stop squeezing the inflator bulb when mark disappears or until cuff pressure reaches about 30 mmHg to 40 mmHg above expected systolic pressure. If inflating to a level above your expected systolic pressure, we recommend using the chart shown below to determine your inflation level.

	Usual Systolic	Inflate to

	Up to 130	160
131-170		200
171-210		240

211-250		280

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