General Blood Pressure Information - MABIS Healthcare 04-790-001 Manual De Instrucciones

General Blood Pressure Information

What is Blood Pressure?
Blood pressure is the pressure that is exerted by blood flowing against the
walls of the blood vessels throughout your body.
Your heart, which is the center of the circulatory system, provides the force
for the blood to flow or circulate. When your heart contracts or beats, the
blood is forced through the blood vessels increasing the pressure. This is the
highest pressure in the cycle or what is referred to as SYSTOLIC BLOOD
PRESSURE. In between beats, your heart relaxes and your blood pressure
decreases. This is referred to as DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE.
This complete series of events which occurs in a single heartbeat is known
as the CARDIAC CYCLE.
Your Digital Blood Pressure Monitor will automatically read your blood
pressure and display both systolic and diastolic readings on the screen. Your
/
systolic will be positioned as the upper number and the diastolic
reading will be the lower number.
120
80
(systolic)
(diastolic)
Blood pressure is measured in millimeters (mm) of Mercury (Hg) and is
generally recorded with the systolic pressure (120) listed first and the
diastolic pressure (80) listed second. The numbers are typically separated
by a slash mark ( / ) as shown above.
Both pressure readings, the SYSTOLIC and the DIASTOLIC, are necessary
for a physician to evaluate the status of a patientʼs blood pressure.
Please contact your physician for specific information regarding your own
blood pressure.
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