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Eng 2
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General remarks on blood pressure
and blood pressure measurement
1. If the cuff is to be deflated quickly, depress
“Exhaust button”.
2. The attached cuff is suited for an arm cir-
cumference of 22 cm to 32 cm.
3. When attaching the cuff, cuff tube should be
placed on the inside of your arm on top of
the arterial.
4. Self-measurement is no therapy! In no case
the dosage of medicaments ordered by the
doctor may be changed.
5. In preparation for blood pressure measure-
ment, you should urinate and should remain
relatively still for 10 to 15 minutes prior to
measurement.
6. Exercise, eating and drinking, smoking, etc.,
prior to measurement may affect the results.
7. The blood pressure varies constantly through-
out the day. Measurement should be made
regularly at the same time each day.
8. Do not be too impressed by the results of
one measurement. Keep a record of blood
pres sure variations. Many reading tell a
story.
9. Emotional stress may tend to cause blood
pressure to rise.
For proper measurement of blood
pressure
1. Take a deep breath five or six times and then
relax before measuring blood pressure. If you
are tense when taking the measurement, you
will not get a valid reading
2. Blood pressure will be elevated when you ate
in a worrisome or irritated state , suffering
from lack of sleep or constipation, or after
exercise or a meal.
3. Putting on the cuff is one of the most impor-
tant tasks for ensuring proper measurement
of blood pressure. Wind the cuff around the
arm and tighten it so that one finger may be
inserted between the cuff and arm.
4. Do NOT measure blood pressure after bath-
ing or drinking.
5. When you feel like relieving yourself, you
should do so before measuring blood pres-
sure.
6. Measure blood pressure where the room
temperature is about 20
°
C. DO NOT measure
blood pressure when it is too cold (below
10
°
C)or too hot (above 40
°
C)in the room .
7. Do NOT try to measure blood pressure im-
mediately after drinking coffee or tea or
smoking.
8. Measure blood pressure with a relaxed and
quiet posture. Keep the center of the cuff at
the level of your heart, and do NOT move
your arm of talk.
9. Do NOT measure blood pressure after the
cuff has been on for a few minute, as your
arm will have built up higher blood pressure,
and your will not get valid reading.
10. Next figure shows the classification of blood
pressure according to WHO-standard.
Definition and Classification of
Blood Pressure Lebels
Measure your blood pressure at the
same time on a daily basis.
* The blood pressure changes at all times. This
means that data gathered over a long period
has great significance instead of data on just
one measurement. It is therefore necessary
to measure your blood pressure with patience
on a daily basis for a long period of time. Ide-
ally, select the best time of a day when you
can keep stable condition and measure your
blood pressure daily at the same time as far
as possible.
GENERAL REMARKS
SYSTOLIC
(mmHg)
DIASTOLIC
(mmHg)
180
160
140
130
120
80
85
90 100 110
Hypertension (severe)
Hypertension (moderate)
Grade 1 Hypertension (mild)
High-Normal
Normal
Optimal
