VOCARE vitals360, User Manual

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positions that a healthcare provider may use when taking someone's blood pressure. Taking blood pressure
lying down is the obvious method used when a patient is hospitalized, but in a health provider's office, a patient
is usually sitting in a chair. Some healthcare providers also measure blood pressure while a person is standing.
The position of the patient and other factors can impact blood pressure results.
Records Show That Diastolic Pressure Is About 55Mm/Hg Lower When Taking Blood Pressure Lying Down Vs.
Sitting.
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Systolic pressure is approximately 88mm/Hg in the lying down position versus the sitting position, but
ONLY when the person taking the measurement positions the patient's arm so that it is at the same
level as the right atrium of the heart.
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All sorts of conditions can have an impact on your blood pressure reading. Disease, stress, weight, and
even posture can impact your blood pressure level. Blood pressure lying down versus standing has the
same variations as lying down vs. sitting. Moving from a standing to a supine (lying down) position could
result in different readings.
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A number of factors influence blood pressure readings based on the position of the patent. Let's take
lying down vs. Sitting as an example. Our heart is a pump, and it takes less work to pump blood to our
brain when we are lying down. This is because our head is about the same level as our hearts. However,
when we are up, our head is a lot higher than our heart.
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This means the heart has to pump much harder to get blood to our brain, so as a result, blood pressure
is higher.
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In most cases, blood pressure is taken while a person is sitting down with the arm dropping onto a table.
While sometimes the middle point of the upper arm might, in fact, be parallel and in line with the
position of the heart, the rest of the arm is NOT, so it should NOT be surprising that a measurement
taken while laying down might be a little lower, since there is less gravity to counteract.
Blood Pressure Differences Between Arms
A small difference in blood pressure between arms is nothing to be concerned However, a large difference, of
between 10-to-15 points, could signal health problems that include plaque buildup, kidney disease, diabetes,
and heart defects and an increased risk of dying from heart disease or a stroke. Therefore, these differences
should be discussed with your healthcare provider.
The Correct Posture in Blood Pressure Measuring
Patient position in normal use, including:
• Comfortable position,
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Legs uncrossed,
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Feet flat on the floor,
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Back straight and arm supported when sitting, and
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Middle of the arm cuff at the level of the right atrium of the heart.
WARNINGS
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Take measurement while still and relaxed.
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DO NOT move your body or arms. Relax your body, arm, and fingers and DO NOT move.
• DO NOT speak or talk.