Sanitas SBC 22, Instructions For Use Manual

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• _ appears if the measurement has not been performed
properly. Observe the chapter on error mes-
sages/troubleshooting in these instructions
for use and repeat the measurement.
• Now select the desired user memory by
pressing the memory button . If you do not select a
user memory, the measurement is stored in the most re-
cently used user memory. The relevant or symbol
appears on the display.
• Press the START/STOP button to switch off the blood
pressure monitor. The measurement is then stored in the
selected user memory.
If you forget to turn off the device, it will switch off automati-
cally after approx. 1 minute.
In this case too, the value is stored in the selected or most
recently used user memory.
Wait for at least 1 minute before taking another
measurement.
Evaluating the results
General information about blood pressure
• Blood pressure is the force with which the bloodstream
presses against the arterial walls. Arterial blood pressure
constantly changes in the course of a cardiac cycle.
• Blood pressure is always stated in the form of two values:
- The highest pressure in the cycle is called systolic
blood pressure . This arises when the heart muscle
contracts and blood is pumped into the blood vessels.
- The lowest is diastolic blood pressure , which is when
the heart muscle has completely stretched back out
and the heart fills with blood.
• Fluctuations in blood pressure are normal. Even during
repeat measurements, considerable differences between
the measured values may occur. One-off or irregular
measurements therefore do not provide reliable informa-
tion about the actual blood pressure. Reliable assess-
ment is only possible when you perform the measure-
ment regularly under comparable conditions.
Risk indicator
The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined the in-
ternationally recognised classification for the evaluation of
measured blood pressure values listed in the table below:
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