B.Well WA-88, Instruction Manual

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2.2. Which values are normal?
Blood pressure is too high if at rest, the diastolic pressure is above 90 mmHg and/or the systolic
blood-pressure is over 140 mmHg. In this case, please consult your doctor immediately. Long-term
values at this level endanger your health due to the associated advancing damage to the blood vessels
in your body.
With blood-pressure values that are too low, i.e. systolic values under 105 mmHg and/or diastolic values
under 60 mmHg, likewise, please consult your doctor.
Even with normal blood-pressure values, a regular self-check with your blood-pressure monitor is reco-
mmended. In this way you can detect possible changes in your values early and react appropriately.
If you are undergoing medical treatment to control your blood pressure, please keep a record of the
level of your blood pressure by carrying out regular self-measurements at specific times of the day.
Show these values to your doctor. Never use the results of your measurements to alter independently
the drug doses prescribed by your doctor.
Table for classifying blood-pressure values (units mmHg) according to World Health
Organization:
Range Systolic Blood-pr-
essure Diastolic Blood-pr-
essure Measures
Hypotension Hypotension lower than 100 lower than 60 Consult your doctor Consult your doctor
Normal range Normal range between 100 and 140 between 60 and 90 Self-check
Mild hypertension Mild hypertension between 140 and 160 between 90 and 100 Consult your doctor Consult your doctor
Moderately serious hyp-
ertension between 160 and 180 between 100 and 110 Consult your doctor
Serious hypertension higher than 180 higher than 110 Consult your doctor
immediately
immediately
Specific systolic hype-
rtension higher than 140 lower than 90 Consult your doctor
Further information
If your values are mostly standard under resting conditions but exceptionally high under con ditions If your values are mostly standard under resting conditions but exceptionally high under con ditions
of physical or psychological stress, it is possible that you are suffering from so-called «labile
hypertension». Please consult your doctor if you suspect that this might be the case.
Correctly measured diastolic blood-pressure values above 120 mmHg require immediate medical Correctly measured diastolic blood-pressure values above 120 mmHg require immediate medical
treatment.
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