General Remarks

General remarks on blood pressure and blood pressure measurement

1.If the cuff is to be deflated quickly, depress “Exhaust button”.

2.The attached cuff is suited for an arm cir- cumference of 22 cm to 32 cm.

3.When attaching the cuff, cuff tube should be placed on the inside of your arm on top of the arterial.

4.Self-measurement is no therapy! In no case the dosage of medicaments ordered by the doctor may be changed.

5.In preparation for blood pressure measure- ment, you should urinate and should remain relatively still for 10 to 15 minutes prior to measurement.

6.Exercise, eating and drinking, smoking, etc., prior to measurement may affect the results.

7.The blood pressure varies constantly through- out the day. Measurement should be made regularly at the same time each day.

8.Do not be too impressed by the results of one measurement. Keep a record of blood pres sure variations. Many reading tell a story.

9.Emotional stress may tend to cause blood pressure to rise.

For proper measurement of blood pressure

1.Take a deep breath five or six times and then relax before measuring blood pressure. If you are tense when taking the measurement, you will not get a valid reading

2.Blood pressure will be elevated when you ate in a worrisome or irritated state , suffering from lack of sleep or constipation, or after exercise or a meal.

3.Putting on the cuff is one of the most impor- tant tasks for ensuring proper measurement of blood pressure. Wind the cuff around the arm and tighten it so that one finger may be inserted between the cuff and arm.

4.Do NOT measure blood pressure after bath- ing or drinking.

5.When you feel like relieving yourself, you should do so before measuring blood pres- sure.

6.Measure blood pressure where the room temperature is about 20° C. DO NOT measure

blood pressure when it is too cold (below 10° C)or too hot (above 40° C)in the room .

7.Do NOT try to measure blood pressure im- mediately after drinking coffee or tea or smoking.

8.Measure blood pressure with a relaxed and quiet posture. Keep the center of the cuff at the level of your heart, and do NOT move your arm of talk.

9.Do NOT measure blood pressure after the cuff has been on for a few minute, as your

arm will have built up higher blood pressure, and your will not get valid reading.

10.Next figure shows the classification of blood pressure according to WHO-standard.

SYSTOLIC

(mmHg)

180

Hypertension (severe)

160Hypertension (moderate)

140Grade 1 Hypertension (mild)

130High-Normal

Normal

120

Optimal

8085 90 100 110 DIASTOLIC (mmHg)

Definition and Classification of

Blood Pressure Lebels

Measure your blood pressure at the same time on a daily basis.

*The blood pressure changes at all times. This means that data gathered over a long period has great significance instead of data on just one measurement. It is therefore necessary to measure your blood pressure with patience on a daily basis for a long period of time. Ide- ally, select the best time of a day when you can keep stable condition and measure your blood pressure daily at the same time as far as possible.

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