Your blood pressure also increases and decreases under the following circumstances
Blood pressure is higher than normal:
• when you are excited, nervous, or tense
• while taking a bath
• during and after exercise or strenuous physical activity
• when it is cold
• within one hour after meals
• after drinking tea, coffee, or other caffeinated drinks
• after smoking tobacco
• when your bladder is full
Blood pressure is lower than normal:
• after consuming alcohol
• after taking a bath
b)
Why is the doctor’s reading different from the reading taken at home?
Your blood pressure can vary due to the environment (temperature, nervous condition). When measuring
blood pressure at the doctor’s office, it is possible for blood pressure to increase due to anxiety and tension.
c)
Why should I monitor blood pressure at home?
One or two readings will not provide a true indication of your normal blood pressure. It is important to take
regular, daily measurements and to keep records over a period of time. This information can be used to
assist your physician in diagnosing and preventing potential health problems.
1.6 About MAM Technology
(Average Mode) technology is a new technology that enables optimum reliability in self-measurement of
blood pressure.
An advanced measurement accuracy is achieved by the automatic analysis of three successive measurements, with
short rest periods in between (see diagram 1).
This new technology provides reliable values for the doctor and can be used as the basis for reliable diagnostics and
medication therapy for high blood pressure.
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Reliable patient self-measurement data for the doctor
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Safe hypertension diagnostic tool
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Reliable therapy control
1.6A Why Use MAM?
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Human blood pressure is not stable
1.6B Key Advantages
The technology provides reduction in:
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Device scattering
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Insufficient rest prior to measurement
• Movement effects (i.e. coughing, talking, movement)
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Cuff positioning influences
