IEM Mobil-O-Graph PWA, Operating Manual

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It is important here that the patient:
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is sitting/standing/lying comfortably
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does not cross their legs
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places their feet flat on the floor (when sitting or standing)
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supports their back and arms (when sitting or lying)
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keeps quiet and does not speak
Note
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The patient should relax as much as possible during the measurement and must not speak, unless
this is to express discomfort.
▪ There must be 5 minutes’ rest before the first reading is recorded.
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During a 24-hour measurement, the patient should adopt one of the three positions shown in Table 1
during a blood pressure measurement if possible.
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The measurements may be influenced by the measuring location, the position of the patient, the
exertion or the physiological condition of the person to be measured.