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of measuring blood pressure Premium quality for health care www.boso.de boso BOSCH + SOHN GERMANY

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You should mind the following issues, when measuring your blood pressure Take place at a table and rest for about 3-5 minutes before starting the measurement. Normally the blood pressure on your left arm is higher than on your right arm, therefore take the measurement on your right arm. If the blood pressure on your right arm is higher, take the measurement there. Do not speak during the measurement. Avoid caffeine or nicotine one hour prior to the measurement. If you need to take another measurement wait for two minutes before starting a new measurement.

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Fitting the cuff Marking Artery wrist instruments • Place the cuff at the upper arm. Thick clothing should be removed. • Place the cuff at the free wrist. Clothing should be removed. • red marking should be positioned The directly on the artery of the upper arm. • The cuff should fit snugly around the wrist. • Gently pull the cuff and close the velcro fastening. It does not need to be too tight. Ensure a space of two fingers that can easily go between arm and cuff. Please obey the right circumference of the cuff. Otherwise the readings

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Important – the cuff must be placed in line with your heart too low correct too high upper arm instruments • lace the arm with the cuff on the table P holding it relaxed and slightly bent so that the cuff will automatically be in line with your heart. wrist instruments • Place the arm with the cuff at your body as shown in the picture. This will ensure, the cuff is in line with your heart. Cuff above heart level; the readings are too low. Cuff underneath heart level; the readings are too hi

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Your blood pressure is permanently changing 130 100 Climbing stairs Differences in blood pressure are quite normal. Even in closely repeated measurements there can be differing values. One single measurement or measurements taken at random intervals do not give a clear indication of blood pressure. Therefore an accurate evaluation is only possible if measurements are taken on a regular basis. Many units have an average function, which calculates the mean of several individual measurements. This allows a more meaningful assessment of your blood pressure.

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What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is built up by the heart: the heart muscle contracts and blood is being forced into the blood vessels (systolic pressure) - the heart muscle extends and the heart is filled with blood again (diastolic pressure). Nutrition and body weight Healthy nutrition is important to reduce high blood pressure. Fewer salt and less fat food help to tackle high blood pressure. A reduction of significant over-weight is an important contribution to diminish blood pressure. Physical exercise Frequent exercises help to reduce high blood pressure. Stamina training is...

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White coat syndrome Many persons are nervous if they visit a physician and react tense in this situation. This increases blood pressure – this phenomenon is called "white coat syndrome". Blood pressure values taken under such conditions are too high and feign a hypertension that does not exist under normal circumstances. Consequences of high blood pressure High blood pressure may lead to: • heart attack • stroke • hardened arteries • heart disease High blood pressure is a widespread disease: Did you know that 25% of the adult population and about half of the people over the age of sixty...

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has set the following guideline for the assessment of blood pressure values: BP-limits in (mmHg) | Too high | Normal - borderline | Normal | Optimum Systolic more than 140 130-139 120-129 up to 119 Diastolic more than 90 85-89 80-84 up to 79 Subject to technical changes. No liability for misprints. 05/2014 WHO limit values (in mmHg) boso BOSCH + SOHN GERMANY Premium quality for health care www.boso.de

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