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1. Introduction
1.1. Your automatic blood pressure monitor
Your blood pressure monitor is a fully automatic digital blood pressure
measuring device for use by adults on the upper arm at home or in
your doctor's office. It enables very fast and reliable measurement of
the systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as the pulse by way of
the oscillometric method. This device offers clinically proven accuracy
and has been designed to be user friendly.
Before using your blood pressure monitor, please read this instruction
manual carefully and then keep it in a safe place for future reference.
If you have additional questions regarding blood pressure measure-
ments please contact your doctor.
2. How is blood pressure measured?
2.1. What is blood pressure, and why does it fluctuate?
Your level of blood pressure is determined in the circulatory center of
the brain and adjusts to a variety of situations through feedback from
the nervous system. To adjust blood pressure, the strength and frequen-
cy of the heart (Pulse), as well as the width of circulatory blood vessels
is altered. Blood vessel width is affected by fine muscles in the blood
vessel walls.
Your level of arterial blood pressure changes periodically during heart
activity: During the "blood ejection" (Systole) the value is highest (sys-
tolic blood pressure value). At the end of the heart's "rest period"
(Diastole) pressure is lowest (diastolic blood pressure value). Blood
pressure values must lie within certain normal ranges in order to pre-
vent particular diseases.
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