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What you should know about blood pressure
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Operating the unit
To delete the entire memory, recall the relevant average
value display (A) and press the Memory button again,
holding it down until the mean value first flashes and is then
replaced by dashes.
To delete individual measured values, press the Memory
button repeatedly to call up the desired measured value.
Press the Memory button again and hold it until the value
first flashes and then is replaced by dashes.
If no value is stored, dashes are shown.
3. Why you should measure blood pressure regularly
Even the time of day has an influence on your blood pressure. During the day the
values are generally higher than during the periods of rest at night. One-off and
irregular measurements therefore say little about your actual blood pressure. A
reliable assessment is possible only when measurements are taken regularly. Discuss
the measurement values with your doctor.
1. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure values
The cardiovascular system has the important function of supplying all organs and tissues
in the body with sufficient amounts of blood and of transporting metabolites. For this,
the heart contracts and expands at a regular rate of about 60 to 80 times per minute.
The pressure of the flowing blood on the artery walls caused by the heart contracting
is termed systolic. The pressure in the ensuing relaxation phase, when the heart refills
with blood, is termed diastolic. During daily measurement you determine both values.
2. Reasons for measuring different values
Our blood pressure responds to internal and external influences like a sensitive
measuring instrument. It can be affected by even slight changes. This explains
why often values measured with the doctor or pharmacist are higher than those
measured at home in the environment you are used to. Changes in the weather,
climate changes, or physical or psychological stress can have effects as well.
