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Precautions for measuring the blood pressure
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Avoid consuming alcohol, food that includes caffeine, smoking, exercising, and
taking a bath 30 minutes before measuring your blood pressure.
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Make sure your wrist is dry when measuring your blood pressure and do not
measure it when you have applied lotion or are sweating excessively.
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Do not take a deep breath or breathe slowly on purpose, but breath as usual
while measuring your blood pressure.
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If you are pregnant, your results may not be accurate when you measure your
blood pressure.
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Do not measure your blood pressure with the Samsung Health Monitor app if you
have any of the following conditions:
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Arrhythmia
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Underlying heart disease or have suffered a heart attack
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Circulatory or peripheral vascular disease
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Valvular heart disease (Aortic valve disease)
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Myocardiopathy
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Other cardiovascular disease
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End-stage renal disease (ESRD)
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Diabetes
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Neurological dysfunction (for example, tremors)
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Blood clotting dysfunction or if you are taking a blood thinner
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Do not use a wrist that has been tattooed or has marks on it when measuring
your blood pressure because the optical heart rate sensor may be affected by the
tattoos or marks.
