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Accordingly, it is recommended to keep a special book with blood pressure
records. ONLY A CERTIFIED DOCTOR USING YOUR RECORDS IS CAPABLE TO
ANALYZE THE TENDENCY OF YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE VARIATIONS.
3. At cardiovascular and some other diseases requiring blood pressure monitoring
make measurements in the hours fi xed by your attending doctor. REMEMBER THAT
THE DIAGNOSTIC AND ANY TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION MAY BE CON-
DUCTED ONLY BY A CERTIFIED DOCTOR ON THE BASIS OF BLOOD PRESSURE
VALUES OBTAINED BY THIS DOCTOR. TAKING OF DRUGS AND THEIR DOSES
SHOULD BE PRESCRIBED ONLY BY YOUR ATTENDING DOCTOR.
Fig. 1
4. KEEP QUIET DURING A MEASUREMENT TO OBTAIN THE ACCURATE VALUES
OF YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE WITH THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE. Measure your
blood pressure in the calm and comfortable conditions at the indoor tem-
perature. No eating an hour before measurement; no smoking, taking tonic
agents, alcohol 1.5-2 hours before measurement.
5. The accuracy of blood pressure measurement depends on whether the
cuff matches the size of your arm. THE
CUFF SHOULD NOT BE TOO SMALL OR
TOO LARGE.
6. Wait 3 minutes between measure-
ments for the blood to restore its circu-
lation. However, the persons with promi-
nent atherosclerosis due to considerable
loss of vascular elasticity may need to in-
crease the wait time between measure-
ments (10-15 minutes). This also refers
to the patients suff ering for long from
diabetes. For more accurate determina-
tion of blood pressure it is recommended to make a series of 3 consecutive
measurements and to use the average value.
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