Gamma 700K, Instruction Manual

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Note:
Model 700K cuff fits arm
circumference 25,4 - 40,6 cm.
For easy assembly follow
diagram.
Connect each component securely to avoid injury and instrument
damage.
WHAT IS BLOOD PRESSURE?
Blood pressure is the force exerted on the walls of your blood vessels
as blood flows through them.
The heart is like a pump. When it contracts. or beats, it sends a
surge of blood through the blood vessels and pressure increases.
This is called systolic pressure.
When your heart relaxes between beats, your blood pressure
decreases.
This is diastolic pressure.
When a doctor takes your blood pressure, he or she measures
both your systolic and diastolic pressures and records them as
numbers. For example, if your blood pressure reading is 126/76(126
over 76), your systolic is 126 and your diastolic is 76. The numbers
are calculated in millimeters of mercury and recorded as 126/76
mmHg.